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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-06-22
WEST SIDE FIRE.
Barn and Lumber Destroyed This After,
noon-Boys and Matches Did Il.

Between 12;l5 and 1880 O'Clock this
afternoon, barn belonging TO capt. r..
l.. Davis. aS north First West street,
was destroyed by fire, and quantity
Of lumber, owned by the Romney Lum.
Der company, was burned and damaged
by FIRE. An expensive connagration
was only averted by the prompt and
hard work Of the fremen from No. 2
station. How the blaze was calfscd Is
unknown, but the opinion prevails that
II was caused by that ever dangerous
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-06-22
whittakers Divorced.

Judge Hall today granted Lucille
Whitaker divorce from George w.
Whitaker on the ground Of failure to
support. The parties were married on
Aug If. 1902, and have one child, the
custody OF which was awarded to plain
TIM Plaintiff was also allowed TO re-
sumo her maiden name, Lucille Denter.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-06-22
Mr.. YOUNO'S FRIENDS
TENDER SOCIABLE

The friends OF Mr., u. s Young. who
is to leave next week to make his home
IN Canada, have arranged an informal
Misunderstanding social In his honor, at the
Eighteenth ward sohoolhouse tomor-
row evening at Sis. The affair viii not
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-06-22
A Pennington Marriage.

Suit for divorce was filed in the dis
trict court today by May Farnell
against John w Farnell, mining man,
on the ground OF failure to support
They were married at Pennington, on
Aug. TO- 1902. Plaintiff asks for all
mony attorneys fees and the restora-
ton OF her maiden name, May Ohlwiler
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-06-22
Train Robbers, Trail Lost

Helena, Mont juno 22-rho posse sent
out from Rayalli county In pursuit Of the
Bearmouth train robbers has returned to
Hamilton satisfied that the men are not
going that way Sheriff Pond and Under
Sheriff Rawllns have returned from tho
watching while several deputies who
were guarding the Willow creek tran
have also returned All trace OF the rob
bers seems TO have been lost
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-06-22
Hoods TdrSdpariLid
and Pills

Remove all humors, overcome all
their effects, strengthen, tone and
invigorRte the whole system.
III had salt rheum on my hands 90 that
could not work. took Hoods sArsapsrlls
and II drove out the humor. continued
its use I'll the sores disappeared" Ma
Ina 0, BROWN, RumfoId Falls Me.
Hoods saroaparlIla promises 70
cure and keeps tho promise.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-06-22
LIBERTY CLUB
EXCURSION
To Castillo, June 28th.

Via u. e. r. G. r. r. Fare s1.25 for the
round trip. Sports OF all kinds. Good
music. Fine fishing Special train leaves
Salt Lake 300 n. m, Returning, leaves
Castillo $3.50 p, m.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-06-22
BUSINESS NOTES.

Today's local bank clearings amount
ed to $3.50, 1S2 II as against sil2, 1884
for the same day last year.
The Deseret National hank announces
that II II now prepared TO pay the July
coupons OF Church bonds.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-06-22
The Cleo l.. Blown Up.

New York, June 22.--The yacht on
which an explosion occurred In the bay
early today, was the auxiliary sloop
yacht cleo L.. owned by Albert Ackle,
a rigger Of Brooklyn. The owner ana
Charles Johnson, storekeeperi were
on board and were killed
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-06-22

State OF Utah, County OF salt Lax adv
Charles s. Burton being hIs.s avs
sworn according to law depo9Hvds, o "' named
bank; that the above and foregol inogrrsei
port contains full true a'9 no aid
statement OF the condition OF U,bo sth
bank al the close Of business on "'
day OF June, 1901 , ortpToN.
Subscribed and sworn TO heto'o Wv
10Th day Of June, 1904 ,,.rv,AN
Notary Pupho
state OF Utah, ofhce OF tho sec''''''
" James T. Hammond, Secretary ebS
state OF the state OF Utah' dSS1I true
certify that the foregoing T. AM lq', a. ihs
and correct copy OF the sla'e aI 6ls in my
above named company, now ON NV
fsean -i'' W. j. r. HAMMoNpi,,s
"" Secretary o. s'"''
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-06-22
THE CROSSING"

Just ready, the new novel by Winston
Churchill author Of Richard Carvel,
1.-THE Crisis" etc, etc. A thoroughly
American novel. Illustrated, Cloth
$3.50.
DEsERET NEWS BOOK STORE,
Main 81.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-06-22

Report made to the Secretary Of state N
the State OF Utah, OF the condition
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-06-22

Report made to the Secretary OF staie % .,
the State OF Utah, Of the conuluo"
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-06-22
LIONS SAVINGS BANK
AND TRUST COMPANY.

Located at Salt Lake City, In the County
Of Salt Lake, State OF Utah, az mo
close Of business on the 9th day Of
June, 1904
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-06-22

Report made to the Secretary Of state OF
the state OF Utah, Of the condition
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-25
BURTON'S ABSENCE.
Causes a Deadlock on Bin to Repeal
Land Laws.

Washington. April 25.-For the sec
ond time in the present session of con-
gress bills to repeal the general land
laws have been the cause of heated
discussions in the senate committee on
public lands. The Gibson bill for the.
repeal of the communication clause of
the homestead act and the desert land
act was called up and after a prolong-
ed argument by various members of
the committee Senator Dietrich moved
that a committee of five be appointed
to meet during the recess of congress
and report a bill to the next session
which would meet the approval of
western members of congress.
The motion was put and resulted in to
Z, all absentees being voted with the eX-
ception of Senator Burton. Senator New
lands then moved that the Gibson bill be
reported favorably and this also failed
by a vote of to Z. With the absence of
Senator Burton the committee is now
evenly divided on the land question The
leaders of the two factions have the
proxies of all senators likely to be absent
and action at this session can not be
had.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-25
TORNADO KILLS SIX.
Cuts a swnth Through Prior Greek,
Oklahoma Country.

Prior Creek, I T., April 25.-Six
people were killed by a tornado which
swept through the country about four
miles south of here last night. Reports
have been received that a number of
others were injured. The names of
two are known.
The dead:
JOHN ABBOTT. WIFE AND TWO
CHILDREN.
ALBERT IDEALLY, aged 6 years.
LUCY BITING, aged 8 years.
The Injured:
Albert Dealy. father, probably IA
tally.
Leopold Biting legs broken.
The storm started near Choteau, on
the Missouri, Kansas & Texas, eight
miles from here and swept to the
northeast, cutting a path from one
half to a mile wide and about 20 long
The Abbott home was demolished ana
the four members of the family in
stantly killed. The storm then struck
the Dealy home. blowing it to pieces,
killing the young son and probably
fatally injuTing the father.
At Grand river, eight miles farther on.
the Biting house was demolished, killing
Lucy Biting and breaking both the legs
of her father, Leopold Biting, a farmer.
The tornado then passed into the flint
hills, east of the river, and tore a strip
through the woods as clean cut as thoug n
made by wood choppers. The tornado
was followed by a torrential rain.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-25
GREAT DANE FOR so CENTS.
One Can Be Had at City Pound for
That Price.

That Price.
Who wants Great Dane dog for so
cents?
There is such a dog in the pound at
the city jail, and unless it is redeemed
before Tuesday morning, it is to be
Killed. No owner can be found for the
Dig dog Great Dane dogs are sup
posed to be valuable. 500 is not an
uncommon price for them. This Great
Dane in the hands of the dog catcher
Is full grown female, and no doubt
there is somebody in town who would
be glad to pay the pound fee of so
cents to possess the animal. In ad-
diton to the so cents, the purchaser
would have to put up for a dog tag,
which would be 81 more. Perhaps
this is the reason there are no tax
ers' for the Great Dane. If the dog
is sold to somebody who lives out in
the country, however, no tax will have
to be paid
There are also two pug dogs and
one sky terrier under sentence of
death Tuesday morning. If anybody is
interested in such animals, now is the
time for them to get a bargain.
A few days ago there was a hand
some shepherd dog in the pound
which seemed to have no owner to
pay its tax. The dog was bailed out
by J. w. F. Hughes. councilman from
the Sixth ward. and sent to Tennessee
to Col. Hughes mother.
Poor Commissioner A c. Hale also
bailed out a dog a few days ago and
sent it to the poor farm as a watch
dog.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-25
ROYAL" CLEANED OUT.
Equipment Is Being Sold to Highest
Bidders

The last obsequies We're preached
over the famous Royal Billiard Hall
this afternoon A big lengthy auction
Ger. with an enormous vocabulary, a
terrific voice and good control, sold
everything from the big paper mache
eagle over the cigar case, to the lin
oleum on the floors Not a thing
escape his hammer. He sold rapidly
and did not haggle long with custom
ers. A big crowd was on hand and
the bidding was brisk.
Mike Thompson and his confederates
probably spent several thousands Of
dollars in their time fitting up the
famous joint and gambling rooms.
But not a stick OF it is to be kept
Mike. Sell her ALL" Then when ask
ed what he expected to realize, he re-
piled: blessed little" Only he didn
say blessed
Big brass cuspidors which cost Sc and
vs. each were sold at a dollar and nifty
cents. About rs yards of hnoleum was
sold for SIS. A gas stove with a hot
water arrangement, used to fix up tod
dies and the like, worth SIS in the
wholesale house, fell under the hahn
mer for 50. so. And that was the way
all through. The famous old green COW
cred tables over which many a card
was tossed, were carted away to do SER
vice in somebody's htchen-price 30
cents. And so on. through the whole
list, everything went.
The sale lasted most of the after
noon. Unless you have tried it, you
will find out that it takes a good
deal of stuff to run a double barreled
gun-downstairs, a joint and billiard
hall, and upstairs, a place where chips
pass in the night
Mike Thompson says that as soon as
he gets his sentence liquidated. he VIII
90 to the Kansas City race tracks and
open up book. With him is to be as
ISOLATED Johnnie" McKown of Chi
cago ST Hurst, lobe Hobias and Wood
Fowler viii be employed at the same
business, but won't be partners of the
firm. That was Mike Thompson
story.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-25
AFTER THE SOLDIERS.
They Are Wanted at Semi Centennial
Celebration.


The Semi Centennial association is
making a special effort to have all Of
the old soldiers of the state in Topeka
on the first day of the festivities, Me-
mortal Day, May so. To that end 1000
of the following invitations were sent
out through the mails this morning:
Comrades:-The fftieth anniversary
of the signing of the law creating tie
territory of Kansas, by the president Of
the United States, occurs on Memorial
Day, May 80 This important semi
centennial will be celebrated by the
comrades of Topeka in an appropriate
manner worthy of the occasion. The
day marks the beginning of the weeks
celebration of this great historic event.
Kansas owes her remarkable develop
ment very largely to the soldiers of the
Union army and they, above all others,
are entitled to commemorate the day,
which has a double significance this
year.
The ceremonial on Memorial Day at
Topeka will include a great parade by
national and state troops, escorting the
comrades of the Grand Army of the
Republic, and an address in the after
noon in the Auditorium by Hon. w. H.
Topeka for this occasion as the special
envoy of President Roosevelt. As this
is an unusual occasion, your post is
cordially invited to come to Topeka on
Memorial Day in a body and take part
in the ceremonies. You are assured a
hearty comrades welcome.
w. w. DENNISON,
Assistant Adjutant General.
A. ". SMITH,
Department Commander.
J. z. STEWART,
Chairman Grand Army Committee.
T. F. CARVER,
Chairman Semi-Centennial Committee,
Commercial Club.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-25

Newark News (Rep.): It is exceed
ingly dangerous for the Democratic
party or for any political party, even
when threatened with such a candi-
date as William r. Hearst, to resort
to brute force and unjust methods to
prevent the people from expressing
their preferences. The arbitrary acts
of those who dominated the recent
convention may thus do vastly more
for Mr.. Hearst, in New Jersey and in
the national convention, than all that
has previously been accomplished by
himself. his papers, his friends or his
literary bureaus
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-25
Rodgers Handles Garden seeds.

All day Friday and Saturday A. X.
Rodgers was busy giving away gov
eminent seeds for Congressman
Charles Curtis. but he did not begin to
have enough to supply the demand.
Today one person after another came
in and asked Mr.. Rodgers for ma
terial with which to set I'D gardening.
One old colored woman walked from
the other end of North Topeka. but
she like the rest went away empty
handed. I'm sorry" said Mr.. Rodg-
ers. You wouldn't lose your bet if
you'd say that I'm sorry too" she
said as she shuff1ed back out of the
office.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-25
LARGE CLASS CONFIRMED.
Bishop Cunningham Receives 14O Into
Church.

Church.
The Right Reverend John F. Cum
ningham, D. D.. bishop of Concordia,
confirmed a class of 140 children at
the Church of the Assumption Sunday.
Father DeSmith, S. J., of St. Marys;
Father McGeary, of Usage City; Faith
er Harrigan. of Topeka, and Very
Reverend f. NJ. Hayden, priest in
charge, assisted
The church was filled to overflow
ing. The affairs were beautifully dec
GRATED and a profusion of electric
lights were used. The music was IN
der the direction of Mrs. John Griley.
The sermon was delivered by Father
DeSmith. The class received the first
communion at eight o'clock mass, go
ing to the church in a procession from
the school. Bishop Cunningham con-
firmed class of about the same num-
Der at St. Joseph church. Bishop Cum
ningham was formerly pastor of the
Church of the Assumption. He built
the church about twenty-five years
ago. He is now filling the appoint
ments of the late Bishop Fink.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-25

The directors OF the Topeka Pipe
organ association VIII meet tonight at
the Commercial club rooms to talk
over the signing of a contract for an
Austin organ costing $4,000. The meet
ing is a very important one and it is
necessary that all IA Of the directors be
present The promoters feel safe now
to go ahead and install an instrument,
and it is planned to get it here as
quickly as possible.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-25
HIS HEAD CRUSHED.
James Waters of Topeka NIysteriousIy
Killed.

The body of James Waters, a colored
man, who lived at sos East Eighteenth
street of this city, was brought here
Sunday from Rock Island, III, and ia
ken to the undertaking establishment
of Stonestreet & Campbell. The back
of Waters skull was crushed 1t is
not known whether the injury was
caused in a wreck. or IN some other
way. Mrs. Waters, the wife of the
deceased, will go to Rock Island with
in few days in regard to the matter.
Waters was IS years of age and has
for many years been a cook on Rock
Island Pullman cars. The funeral took
place this afternoon at o'clock from
Lane chapel. Interment in Topeka
cemetery.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-25
COST OF GovERNNrENT.


The expenditures of the United
States government are much less in
proportion to population than those of
many other of the leading nations of
the world. This fact is shown by a
statement just published by the de-
partment of commerce and labor,
through its bureau of statistics, show
ing the population, revenues, expendi-
lures, and Indebtedness of the principal
countries of the world. It shows that
while the expenditure of the United
States. with so millions of people, is
GAO million dollars, that of the United
Kingdom, with AZ millions of people.
is s9s million dollars; that of France,
with 80 million people, is 695 million
dollars; that of Germany. with SO mil
lion people, 553 million dollars; while in
practically every country aside from
China and India, with their enormous
population the per capita of govern
ment expenditures is greater than in
the United States.
Even in the case of Russia, with its
population of 141 million, the per capita
of government expenditure is about the
same as that of the United States. A
larger proportion of public expendi-
lures is borne by state and local gov
ernments in the United States than in
many of the more centralized govern
ments of Europe.
The table puts the population of the
United States at SO,372, 900. the govern
nent expenditure in 1908 at $64O, S23. O0O
and the per capita expenditure S7.97.
The per capita government expen-
diture of Canada is given at $3.50; the
German empire, $9.45; Italy $1O.97;
Austria Hungary, s14.27; Belgium.
317.4O; France, S17S4; the United King
dom. s21.39. and Australia. $3.50. Rus
sia's annual expenditure is put, for the
latest available year, at $1116, 095. 900.
as against $644. sss 600 in the United
States; but the fact that Russia's pop
ulation is given at al million brings
the per capita expenditure to about
the figure shown by the United States.
The table of the bureau of statistics
presenting these figures of population
and government expenditures includes
all countries for which data on this
subject can be had, and its aggregates
show for the countries in question a
total population of 150S, 00O. OO0 and
government expenditures amounting to
$3.50, $50, 900, with government reve-
nues amounting to 81. 901, 4S6 900. It also
shows in the case of each country the
excess of revenue or expenditure in
the latest available year, and in this
particular the United States also pre-
sents a satisfactory showing, the ex-
cess of revenues over expenditures be-
ing greater than that of any other
country, while in many countries the
expenditures exceed the revenues. For
the latest available year the United
States shows an excess of revenues
over expenditures amounting to so
million dollars. while France shows an
excess of revenues amounting to only
$4,000; Germany, an excess of expen-
ditures over revenues amounting to 81
million dollars, and the United King
dom an excess of expenditures over
revenues amounting to $50 million dol
lara
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-25
CAUGHT THE MEN.
Charged With Taking a Bankers
POcIzetbOolz.

Alexander Munroe, a banker from
Lawrence. had his pockets picked on a
Santa Fe train coming from Lawrence
to Topeka Saturday afternoon. He lost
a pOcketbook containing S4S.
Two men jostled against him in the
aisle of the car and they are supposed
to have been the thieves The descrip-
ton of the men led to their arrest in
Kansas City. They are held there on
another charge of robbery and if not
convicted they will be brought to To-
peka to stand trial for robbing Mum
roe. The men gave their names as
Harry Meyers and H. NJ Jacobs.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-25
GAVE NO SHOW.
Sells & Downs Circus Is Still in the
Md.

The Sells & Downs circus was to show
at St. Joseph today, but torrent of rain
was falling there and the tents were not
put up. The circus is billed at Leaven-
worth Tuesday and Kansas City Wednes-
day.
The Sells & Downs circus started ous,
not in a cloud of dust but a slough of
mud, and all day Sunday the horses and
men and elephants were Juggling and
working and showing to get the big wag
ons out of the mud in the Douthitt tract
to the pavements. It was the muddfest,
wettest. most bedraggled aggregation
since the days of Camp Leedy, when the
Kansas regiments canped in mud and
water.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-25
THEY ARE RELEASED.
Ten Smallpox Suspects Given a Bill
of Health.

Ten circus men who have been con-
fined in a tent at the city pest house
as smallpox suspects were released
from durance vile Sunday night in
tour.
These ten circus men were held be-
cause they had been exposed to the
one man who was taken sick with
smallpox. None Of them developed
any symptoms of the disease. and it
was deemed safe to allow them to de-
part with the show. The tent which
they occupied at the hospital was fur
nished by Mr.. Sells, and Mr. Sells also
provided food for the men during
their captivity.
The man who had the disease was
kept in the hospital. and had a very
severe case 1t was thought for a
time that he would die. but he is now
much better and Will probably pull
through.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-25
Theft of a Letter.

Florence James, a young colored girl
about 16 years of age, was arrested Sat
urday afternoon by the United States
marshal on the charge of embezzling
a letter. Another girl. of exactly the
same name, who works in the state
house had a check sent her for $3.50
through the mail. It was still at the
postOffice when the colored girl asked
for her letters and she received this
one among them. Instead Of returning
it to the postmaster she cashed the
check. She gave bond for the Leaven-
worth term of court next month.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-25
New York Nome Market.

New York. April 25.-MONEY-Money
on caH easy, at 1G14 per cent, closing bid
and offered at IA per cent Time loans
easy and dull; 60 and 80 days. 2lzQS per
cent: s months, 31zd4 per cent
CLOSE: Prime mercantile paper, A0flz
per cent: sterling exchange easier wit
actual business in bankers bills at s4-8720
a. SIN for demand and at 81 S529a4 -s5l4 fer
% day bills; posted rates $3.50 and $A-eSa
4.Ss1k. commercial bills, 81. S4l2.
SILV ER-Bar silver, 541scs Mexican dol
BONDS Government bonds steady.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-25
VandaIs ct Worlds Fair.

st. Louis, Mo, April 25-It was discov-
cred today that vandals had entered the
French pavilion at the worlds fair and
destroyed two of the most beautiful of
the Partisan marble statues in the sculp-
ture exhibit; The statues. were L Etoile
Du Berger" the shepherds star, by ROu-
sci. and st. Jean" by Dubois. and had
been thrown to the floor and broken into
bits. Six rose trees from the Frenc \
garden were stolen. The French commits
sioners say their loss in the destruction of
the statues is irrecOVerable
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-25
BeIvoir school CLOSES.

School in district 81, ''Belvoir," closed
on Friday, April p, after an eight
months term taught by Mr.. ]. H. Con-
ard, principal, and Miss Martha Nc
Cornell in the primary department. A
dinner was served at noon by the Ia
dies of the district, and the teachers
added their treat of cream and fruit.
Miss Mcconnell returns to her home at
Menoken; Mr.. Conard will remain in
the city. This has been a very SUI
cessfuI school and the best wishes CT
the entire district go with the teacn-