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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-06-16
promptIy for the cor

to be on hand promptly for the con-
fiict at p. m
Some of the leaders Of that faction
held meeting Monday night and dis
eussed the order which had just been
given out by Judge Hook. It was re-
ported that at that time an agreement
was reached as to the plan of action to
be followed today by the allied forces
in opposition to the trustees and ths
Illinois Life
LELAND'S DENIAL.
Cyrus Leland this morning denied the
report that the trustees have solicited
proxies on behalf of the Illinois Life In
Surance company or any other company.
The meeting viii be conducted with
absolute impartiality, said Mr. Leland.
1t is false that the trustees have Sc
cured two-thirds of the proxies and will
vote them for the Illinois Life The trus-
and make a report to the court as to
what has been done"
Mr. Leland also denied the statement
that the trustees have not given a cor
rect summary of the bid of the Illinois
Life.
THE Illinois Life submitted to the
trustees a form Of contract" said Mr..
Leland (which it would have been en-
tirely improper to make public at this
time. The summary presented to the
policy holders covers every essential
point of the contract"
WENT TO PRESENTATIVE HALL
After the meeting of policy holders
had been called to order by Mr.. Leland
at the companys office. Seventh and
Jackson streets, it at once adjourned to
hall in the state ho0se
where accommodations had been ar
ranged.
It is likely that a session will be held
this evening. Some think that the meet
ing will continue for several days. It
ali depends on how tightly the proxies
are tied up in the hands Of the rival fac
tions If neither side can adopt a plan
without the cooperation of the other,
there may be a deadlock which will
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DOESN'T MAKE A TRUST
When One Corporation Buys
Out Rival Concerns.

Jefferson City. Mo. June 16.-The su-
preme court has decided against Attor-
ney General Grow in his suit for de-
cree in custer against the Continental
Tobacco company brought for violation
OF the Missouri antitrust laws.
Judge Fox wrote the opinion of the
court and all the judges concurred with
him in confirming the report of the ref
cree and dismissing the case. This is a
decided victory for the tobacco COM
pany. In fine the court holds a cor
poration acting in good faith and in the
legitimate pursuit of its business can
buy up all the assets of other similar
corporations it has the money to pay
for. The law prohibiting the formation
of a trust or combination to control
prices does not prohibit the purchase of
one corporation by another.
The court says that the evidence taken
before the commissioner fails to show
a combination or trust
The authority TO buy manufacture
and sell tobacco and authority to erect,
maintain and operate such plants all of
which is granted the company by its
charter clearly gives the company the
power to purchase the assets of other
companies in smaller business. Thc
order of the court therefore Is the report
of the commissioner be confirmed.
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HASTILY BURIED.
11b Corpses Have Beer Already In
terred at Hennner.

TERED at Heppner.
lone, Ore, June 16-Elias Conner. a
stock raiser of lone returned from
Heppner at p o'clock this morning He
left the scene of the disaster at o'clock
last night and brings the latest news.
1T rs now known" said Mr.. Conner,
that at least 2T5 or 900 people were
drowned, 115 corDses have been hastily
buried IN wooden boxes and some were
merely wrapped in blankets There were
still several wagon loads of dead on
their way to the cemetery when I left.
Heppner itself has now been pretty
we'll searched except in piles of debris.
where it is thought great numbers of
dead bodies will be found
Between lone and Heppner," said Mr..
Conner. there are great piles of debris,
but the flood passed so quickly that the
roads have not been seriously damaged
The railroad track however from Lex
ington, is badly torn up.
1T looks strange to see the heavy
steel rails bent and twisted like cork
screws and the heavy timber splinter
ed like matchWOOd.
In Heppner itself the food swept a
clean path two blocks wide through the
town. following generally the course Of
Willow creek"
STORIES OF SURVIVORS.
Pendleton, Ore, June 16.-Three men
who survived the flood at Heppner have
arrived in this city They are r. D.
I3dli j. j. ktilE anu a -oA cAAJdA y.
They left the flooded city yesterday af-
ter witnessing the destruction of the
town and assisting in the rescue. Mr.
Kelly said:
The storm was something fearful 1t
could be easily seen from the city The
people were gathered in their yards and
on their porches to witness the display
of the heavens.
THE rain was not falling in Heppner.
but could be seen some distance away.
Sharp flashes of lightning were accom-
panied by the bowling thunder. Then
suddenly the thunder storm died away
and left an ominous silence. Then a
low rumbling noise was heard, Vera
city is situated on Willow creek which
makes a sharp turn above the city As
the noise grew louder and louder, tn:
people became frantic. But in a mo-
ment the van of the flood burst into
view around the curve of the creek.
carrying in its crest the ca bins and
houses which stood in its path. Tne
people made rush to the hills, but
were too late. The flood was uDOn
them. The little river is ordinarily 80
feet wide and six inches deep. In FIVE
minutes it was transformed into d roar
ing torrent 400 feet wide and % feet
deep. Houses were lifted from founds-
tiOns and carried on the swirling waters
Resistance was impossible. Everything
was swept before the rush of the food.
People were caught in their homes anG
forced to crawl out on the roof. The
as the house moved down the stream
they caught on to trees and hung there
until morning. when they were rescued
The depot was left standing. also th-
two warehouses containing $500 600
pounds of wool "
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Maud Lefefer and mother.
Grover Wright
Mr. and Mrs. Lond and five children.
Ora Roberts.
Maude Keithley
Mrs. Robert Hind and two children.
Fred Oxley.
Alice Boylus.
WILDER Beard and family.
Florence French
Seddie Mcdowell.
Nellie Howard.
Fred Willie
z. D. Reed, wife and baby
Pres Looney.
Mrs Henby.
r. o. Hart and wife.
jenkins family.
Charles McLary's child of Pendleton.
Mrs Estes and daughter.
Eunice Briggs
Mrs Clyde Wells.
Andrew Peterson of Hillsboro
- Kelly
Unidentified boy
J. j. Harris.
Mrs Woodward.
Mrs N Davis.
Mrs Elizabeth Wills and daughter
Mrs. Adams.
Family of George Swaggert.
D. James. wife and daughter
] j.. Myers.
z. w Ayres
Mrs Beach Hynd.
Hazel Hynd.
Mrs Guy Boyd.
- Fischer of Spray
Mrs c. L. Andrews and four children.
DR.. K. Vaughan and wife
Mrs @. A. Rhea.
Miss Lloyd Estes.
Mrs William Myers and four children.
Mrs Abrams and daughter
Mrs j. Woodward.
- Banks and wife.
John Steer of Portland
W. A Peterson.
J NJ Cooley.
Assessor w. L Darling and wife.
Mrs. Church.
B. Gentry.
Three japanese.
Seven Chinese.
Mrs Guerdane.
George Kentzley and wife
Mrs o. c. Boyd and three children
A s Weld
Harry Wells
George Wells.
Mrs Clyde Wells.
Mrs. Curtis and child
Mrs. Nora Adkins.
Baby of J. K. Carr.
Mrs Dave Hamilton and two daugh-
-ers
Mr.. and Mrs. James Jones and two
daughters.
Harry Handley. wife and child.
Bertha Frislow.
Mrs Iumshea
James Willis and two children
William Dawson and wife.
In addition to the foregoing are twenty
babies and strangers that We're not
Identified.
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all the functions of directors of the
company. and that acting as the direc-
tors, and as officers of the court it is
their duty to take full charge of the
meeting. and make report of the pro-
ceedings to the court
Judge Hook also made a ruling on
another point of importance. He holds
that any proposed plan of action must
receive the sanction of at least two
thirds of the total number of policy
holders of the company. not merely
two-tKirds of the policy holders present
at the meeting. The court says that an
action of such grave importance as the
transfer of the property should be sane
toned by two-thirds of the total num-
Der of policy holders. He recommends
that if it is impossible for two-thirds
of the policy holders to agree, that the
representatives of the two factions
which have the largest support get to-
gether and try TO fix up an agreement
which will be mutually satisfactory and
for the best interests of the policy mold
ers.
Under this two-thirds ruling, it will
I be necessary for any proposed line OIL
action to receive the votes of about 4,2OO
Dolicv holders There are total OF
about $500 different policy holders. OI
this total there are only about 5000
represented at the meeting today. 1t
will therefore be necessary to secure al
most unanimous action on the part OIL
the policy holders who are represented.
Things seem to indicate that the pro-
position of the Illinois Life Insurance
company to reinsure the Kansas Mutual
business has the largest following, and
will be adopted. This is the plan which
is advocated by Leland and Cole, two
of the trustees.
strange as it may seem. D. W. Null
vane is working in harmony with Le~
land to advance the interests OF the llll~
nOis Life
has the backing of the old officers OF
the Kansas Mutual. which is considered
by some as a source of weakness iatne'
than strength There is preJudiee
against the old officers. and it has TO
be recognized, regardless of whether 1t
is unjust prejudice or not
PROXY COMMITTEE MEETS.
All this morning the committee oi
official proxy holders recommended by
the court was in session at Kansas MI-
tuaf headquarters Those present were
case BrOderick. Holtcn; 5. l. Ryan.
FIawatha, w. A. L Thompson. To-
nalza. Flrick c. Cole. Great Bend. o =.
smith Wichita. Thomas Page was nos
present. and was represented by G. c.
Elal-alev.
The committee called before it the
represe tives of each of the Insurance
companies which has made oro0osi
ton. and gave them a hearing. Each
agent was asked to advocate the bid
of his company to the best of his ab7l~
itv. and was asked numerous questions
concerning the bid. This meeting was
all behind closed doors
Tt is understood that this committee
holds BY far the largest portion Of the
proxies. and as nearly all of the com
nittee has lined up with the Illinois
Life. it gives that company the inside
track at the onening of the contest
HINTS At TROUBLE
There were rumors this morning that
there would be trouble when the time
for organiza tion came The hackers OF
to the trustees. do not want Mr. Leland
to preside They We're quietly workins
the thing up, and urging their friends
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rha shrine was Bu-ned.

New York June 15.-In a church pro-
cession of Corpus Christi the temporary
shrine has been burned and one man
killed by a cannon shot. says a Herald
dispatc from Point-a-P1tri, Guada-
loupe Political opposition, this being
a French colony, caused the church to
make a great demonstra ton. The pro
cessfon was nearly two miles long. a
small cannon which was hauled about
for saluting purposes was discharged in
a large crowd. Mr.. Sarraud, a mer-
chant. who was standing near by, had
one side blown away and was killed IN
stantly.
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DEAD AND MISSING.
List of Those Lost in the Flood at
Hefner, Ore

List OF Those Lost in the Flood a,
Hefher, Ore
lone. Ore. June ia LIST of tbe
dead or missing as near as can he ~
certained is as follows.
James Matlock
Mrs Tom Matlock
j. S- Hockel and two children
son Of William Ayers.
W. w Allen. wife and daughter
Mandy Jones
Airs. James Jones.
A. G.. Creigher.
Fercy Dawson baby and two bows
Mrs Nora Florefn.
Mrs Ada Curtis and baby.
Mrs. C. .. Redheld.
Blanche Redheld.
-kearnan
V. Andrews.
Pearl Jones and family
James Willis
Fred Krug, wife and four children.
Mr. and Mrs. Dawson and eour child
rem.
stolter family
Tom Howard, wife and three child
rem.
Mcbride family of six.
Hartman, wife and father.
Liptz and child
-A be Wells and wife.
Mrs Ashbaugh and six children.
DR.. McSward
-Crisman.
George Thornton. wife and child.
Mrs Keithly and grandson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gunr.
AIRS. Padberg.
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LELAND AT HELM.
Presides at Meeting of Kansas
Mutual Policy Holders.
Judge Hook Decides Question in
His Favor.
TRUSTEES IN CONTROL.
Believes There Are Enough
Proxies to Carry Out Plan.
This Probably Means a Sale to
Illinois Life.
Meeting Now Being Held at
Representative Hall.

Under authority of a written ruling
made Monday afternoon by Judge Hook
in the Kansas Mutual case, Cyrus Le-
land presides at the meeting of the
company which is in progress this af-
ternoon.
The organization of the policy holders
with George w Crane as chairman.
which was perfected here on June 1 viii
not be recognized by the court.
Judge Hook held that the statutes
provide that the trustees shall perfRrm
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-06-16
RAIN WAS WELCOME.
Streets Were Dusty and the Ground
Parched.

It wasn't long ago that there was too
much rain, but the rain today was
hailed with delight. 1t laid dust in
North Topeka where a week ago there
was several feet of mud
The rain up to II o'clock amounted
to 13 hundredths of an inch and there
was more at noon. The forecast sent
out today was Partly cloudy tonight
and Wednesday," The MAXIMUM ana
minimum temperatures reported from
over the state for the "A hours ending
this morning at 7 o'clock were as fol-
lows: Baker, 50, 50; Concordia, 7s. 50;
Dodge City. 7s. 50; Fort Scott, IS, So,
Hays City, IS, 56; Macksville. rs, Sc; Nc
Pherson, so, 81; Usage City, 81. so;
Sedan, 81, IS; Topeka, SO. 81; Toronto.
Sc. so: Wichita. so. 64
Todays corn and wheat region bull
letin says: The temperature has risen
at all stations in Kansas and western
Missouri, and in all the districts except
the Minneapolis where it has fallen
Cloudy weather was general over Kan
sas this morning and some rain had
fallen at Dodge City. Light showers
have fallen in other districts"
The hourly temperatures recorded to-
day by the government termometer
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-06-16

Washington. June 16--The federal
grand jury here resumed the considera-
ton Of postoffice department cases to-
day It is stated that two warrants were
issued at the district attorneys office to-
day for the arrest of persons involved
in the scandals. No information can be
obtained as to who the persons are
against whom the warrants are di-
rooted
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Roossvelt's Guests.

Washington. June 16.-Baron Stern
berg. the German ambassador, Balo
Rheinbaden the Prussian minister of
finance and General Frederick D. Grant
were President Roosevelt's guests at
luncheon yesterday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-06-16
CARS FELL ON THEM.
Four Men Killed While Working
on Trestle.

Cheyenne, Wyo.. June 16-Four men
were killed at a grading camp of Kill
patrick Brothers, 20 miles west of here
on the Union Pacific. trestie on
which the men We're working gave way
and they were caught under a number
of fat cars in the fall
THE DEAD:
ANTONIO PICCONA
DOMONICO MARINO.
ANTONIO ASPROMONTE
NICOLA FATA
Four others, Matt Brown. Walter
Vickery, Ben Baughn and c. H. Muir
ray. were injured
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Lakin, Kan, June 16.-The beet sugar
agriculturist of the Rocky Ford fac
tory has made his first inspection of the
crop in this county and reports the
prospect for a fine crop as first class.
In many instances the crop has been
planted three times this season.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-06-16
200 BODIES FOUND.
It Is Believed Total of Dead Will
Reach 400.

Spokane. Wash. June 16-Direct ad-
vices to the Chronicle from Heppner.
Ore. 10 o'clock this morning. state that
thus far the bodies of 200 victims of
Sunday nights disaster have been
found Two hundred are supposed to
be hidden in the ruins or to have been
swept down the valley by the terrible
flood. An estimate this morning places
the total number Of dead at 400. Near
~ all Of these were ia Heppner. it be
ing thought few persisted in the valley
below the town. Today's report in
dicates that the number injured is com
paratively small.
More provisions are needed" is the
report from Heppner this morning
other help seems fairly we'll supplied.
Men have been coming in to assist in
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-06-16
Morgan Is Coming Home.

London, June 16.-J. Pierpont Morgan
will be a passenger on the White Star
line steamer Oceanic which is to sail
from Liverpool June u for New York.
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NOW NEARLY $4,000.
That Is the Amount of General
Relief Fund.

Major William Sims has received 81. 771e4
not heretofore reported in the general kan
sas relief fund. This. with what has been
turned over to him by Gov Bailey. brings
the total of the general Kansas fund ti,) 70
nearly $4,000. The late contributions re-
ceiVed BY Major Sims are as foIIov-e-
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A Change in the Pope's Treatment

Rome, June 16.-Dr. Lapponi visited
the pope today and changed his treat
ment. He found the pope better.
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Weather Indications.

Chicago. June 16.-Forecast for Kan
sas: Partly cloudy tonight and Wednes-
day; variable winds
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An Eye Witness of the Disaster
at Heffner, Ore.
Tells the Story of the Extra
ordinary Occurrence.
HE SAW DENSE CLOUD.
And the Next Instant He Beheld
Wall of Water
Carrying Immense Trees and
Timbers on It's Crest.
Swept on Tearing Great Rocks
from Their Foundations.
NEARLY ALL DROWNED
Few In the Floods Pathway
Had Time to Escape.
A Long List of the known Dead
and Missing.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-13

than their men. The reform association Is bringing Chinese girls to America to be educated. then to return and teach the op- pressed women at home. Little Rang Tung says:
 Everything depends on the Chinese woman. Only through the mother can the child be taught. If the Chinese women will educate themselves and assert them selves they will be treated more as Amer lcan women are treated. I want to teach women in China their powers. I want them to vote. They ought to have a half voice in the Government. We must make our people realize that the women are every bit as good as the men,"
 Uphill work thatslast, tiny Rang Tung Sac. and not yet accomplished even in America.
 But at any rate the pretty little ChI- nese girl has shown us that there is a strong, living new woman movement even in China. She believes that the Dowa- ger Empress is in league with Russia to break up the Chinese Empire. The re- form party desires to seat the young Elm peror really on the throne and have him rule in the old womans place. Miss Tung advocates American ways till it comes to dress for women: then she says American women would far better adopt the Chi nese woman's garb. which is loose, com fortable and sensible.
 Elizabeth Lee.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-13
A smart Tailor Made.

To leave the subject of Christmas pres ents. want to tell you of very smart tailor-made saw, or, beg your pardon, I should say visiting costume of such an elaborate affair as this was. The mate rial was gun metal gray chiffon velvet embroidered with gray and silver chenille embroidery. The jacket hung loose over a wide, crinkled belt of a deeper velvet The fullness of the sleeves.was plaited in at the wrist, and the kilted skirt fiared all the way out from the little embroid- cred hip yoke.
 notice. by the way. that many lav- ender Zibilines and broadcloths are being made up. They are worn with soft white blouses and velvet hats of a deeper pur- pie trimmed with shaded lavender and white ostrich tips which rest softly against the hair.
 The French tailor shape is being used again, this time for very dressy occas sions It is made of panne, of lace or of chiffon and velvet. I saw a very smart one in box at the matinee the other day. If was of black panne velvet trimmed ali around the crown with a tremendously long white ostrich feather which drooped in the back against the hair. This was very useful hat, for 1t could be worn with many costumes, and can't see why any girl couldn't trim for herself just such simple though smart model.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-13

And. speaking of girls, I can't repeat soo often that it is the girl who does things in this world who is attractive, hoth to men and to her own sex, which last counts little. too, in the long run. vou may not be able to do great things, to paint great pictures or to sing in grand opera. but you can learn to sketch little. to make bright little things for yourself and your friends and to play the iixht. .''catchy'' airs of the day so that sour friends will enjoy them, and if you tan't do anything else cultivate the art sf talking brightly and of being sympa- thafie.
 But when a girl has a great gift and fhe means and the time to cultivate 1t One is certainly lucky.
 gt is my belief, anyway, that every girl can do one thing well if she will only fake the trouble to find out what that thing fs. The difficulty is that she often looks in the opposite direction; she wants to do something great and showy or noth- ing at all. But there are other talents withia reach if she will only look, and these talents may be such a comfort to her in her dark hours that they will make life better and happier both for her and those about her.
 How the world likes a cheerful, plucky girl who makes brave fight and hides her skeleton in a closet instead of folding &~- hands and whining hAnallsa things
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-13
ABOUT MARRIAGE.
Reasons Why It is Sometimes a
 Failure.

Success.
 He regarded children as a nuisance.
 He did all his courting before marriage. He never talked over his affairs with his wife.
 He never had time to go anywhere with his wife.
 He doled out money to his wife as if to beggar.
 He looked down upon his wife as an in- He never took time to get acquainted with his family.
 He thought of his wife only for what she could bring him.
 He never dreamed that there were two sides to marriage.
 He never dreamed that a wife needs praise or compliments.
 He had one set of manners for home and another for society.
 He paid no attention to his percnal ap- pearance after marriage.
 He married an ideal and was disap- pointed to find that 1t had flaws
 He thought his wife should spend all her time doing homework.
 He treated his wife as he would not have dared to treat another woman.
 He never dreamed that his wife headed a vacation. recreation or change.
 He never made concessions to his xvifa'S judgment. even in unimportant matters.
 He thought the marriage VOW had made him his wife's master. instead of her partner.
 He took all the little attentions lavish ed on him by his wife as his by divine right and not as favors,
 He always carried his business trouhIez home with him. instead of locking them in his store or office when he closed.