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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-06-10

Col. VIM. ]. Bryan says that he
does not wish to be chairman of the
Nebraska delegation at the St Louis
convention, but adds that # his as
sociates on the delegation see fit to
confer the honor upon him he VIII
be thankful if he be chosen as Ne
braska's member of the committee
on resolutions.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-06-10

With Republican majority of be-
tween 5000 and 5000 staring them in
the face, the Democrats viii hardly
pit man against Judge John w.
Mason. The graceful thing for them
to do is to move to make his election
unanimous. It will be nearly that
way anyh ow.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-06-10
No One Wants Them.

"Why is it, asked the philosopher,
that misfortunes never come singly:'
Cant say replied the other man,
"unless it is that on account of the re-
cepton they get they're afraid to trav-
el alone''
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-06-10
NO I ICE

Worthy RI. Post has bought
the M. r. Post Grocery on 9th
street and will continue the
business at the old stand
where he was formerly To-
cate
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-06-10

Bobby, here's your penny, and you
must go right to bed.''
Spa, I want more pay and longer
hours."-Indianapolis Journal.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-06-10

The old gang il Missouri is howl
ing now because objection is raised
to its getting nineteen-twentieths OF
the State ticket, the platform and the
handling of the campaign money.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-06-10

An inquisitive man is creature nat
urally very vacant Of thought itself
and therefore forced to apply to for
eign ASST
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-06-10
Not Acting His Part.

Customer - Gracious. How loud
mouthed and domin eering that man
Is! Is he a member Of the firm: Sales
man-Yes; he's the silent partner.-
New York Times. r
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-06-10

AS near as can he ascertai0ed from
the sentiments expressed at the
Nebra ska Democratic convention,
the nomination of Parker means
waiilout by Bryan and his followers.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-06-10

I have some fine lots in Morrow
Place yet. II. H,Lanham. # x
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-06-10

an old timer who, has been up aga inst
il strong. {ss}
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-06-10

Mr. Hearst made the highest bid
ever offered for the Dres0en cy. That
is GLORY enough for one campaign,
and the young millionaire can we'll
afford to collapse.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-06-10

gentleman from PennsylYa
yAamed Knox is coming to the front.
Very rapidly.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-06-10

Mr. Bryan is still for sreenbacks
and an income tax. He seems to take
the past platforms CT his party Sc;
rously. T..
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-06-10

The reorganiZerS must not forget
that the Bryan following can raise
a tremendous yell. and that, in Mis-
souri,. Democratic audience is apt
to join in.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-06-10

A President OF the United States
has more power than it is prudent
to intrllSt to any man who is silent
on the issues of the day.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-06-10

Col. Bryan hates the word lam
bsuity" SO bitterly that he has ex-
pursated il from his copy of the high
school dictionary.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-06-10

The following readable paragraphs
are from the St. Louis Globe-DeEo-
crat: 80
1 On the strength OF their irrigation
policy the Republicans may begin to
claim some OF the credit fer good
crops.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-06-10

The Nebraska Democratic plat
form makes the New York Dcoduc-
ton look like loJ of ham trimn1in gs
on & CORY block.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-06-10

A candidate for the presidency
who concea!s his opinions may be
safely viewed as having none that
could stand discussion.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-01
PIPE ORGAN FUND.
Mem mbership May Be Secured by
Payment of $5.

Membership in the new Auditorium
Pipe Organ association may be Sc
cured by the payment of IS into the
organ fund. An effort will be made to
extend the membership widely as it
will bring money into the treasury and
will also strengthen the support of
such enterprises as are engaged in
by the organ association The associa-
ton will sell no stock. A charter un-
der which it may do business will be
asked for when the state charter board
meets in Topeka next Wednesday,
These things were decided at a meet
ing of the committee appointed last
Tuesday night to complete arrange
ments for the organization There will
be q board of fifteen directors who will
manage the business of the association.
There will be an executive committee
of three members.
Meetings of the association will be held
their desire of joining the association.
The directors by whom the association
will be Incorporated will be as follows:
P J. Monaghan, Edward Wilder, J. W.
Going Louis Heck, Albert T. Reid, Frank
S. Crane George NJ. Noble, T. ]. Ander-
comb. Frank P. MacLennan, Norman
Plass, David Bowie Frank H. Foster
and J. 3. Belts. all of Topeka
At some time during the coming week
a meeting of the directors will be held to
decide on plans for raising money The
general idea is that benefit concerts shall
be given in the Auditorium and elsewhere.
Probably the first of these will be the
s'ParsifaT' concert-lecture in the Audito-
rum, for which dates have already been
will prove very attractive entertain
mont
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-01
BAG BIG GAME.
Prof. j. H. Sawtell Talks of
Kansas City Grand Jury.

Prof. J. H Sawtell, who made the
disclosures that started the inves-
tigation of the board of education of
Kansas City, Kan, and who testified
before the grand jury down there two
or three days ago, attended the teach
ers' association. He is now principal
of the Emporia high school. 1t is al
legged that he testified before the Wy
andotte county grand jury that infor-
nation was brought to him that he
could be elected to a similar position
in Kansas City if he would pay $500 to
certain members of the board of edu-
cation.
81 am satisfied he said today, "that
that sort of thing has been going on
down there for several years. L would
not cast any reflection on all the mem
bers of the board, but only on few
of them. One of the bad features of it
is that it casts a cloud on all the
teachers of the Kansas City, Kan,
schools. [ do not believe that any con-
siderable number of them would pay
for their election. but I think some of
them have been held up and attempts
were probably made to hold up others.
I believe there has been boodling down
there both in the city government and
in the board of education for a long
time. If the attorney general does not
lose his back bone and back down,
they will bag some big game, but L
think he ought to insist on having
Hutchings help him in the grand jury
work He has been doing the best he
can, but of course he is not acquainted
with local conditions, and some one
ought to aid in the grand jury work
who knows the persons implicated
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-01
BUY MANY ELEVATORS.
Big Investment of Hoffman &
Son of Enterprise.

Kansas City. Jan. IA line of %
grain elevators along the Union Pacific
railroad in Kansas was sold yesterday
by A. 7. Foor. of the A. J. Poor Grain
company, to the c. Hoffman & Son
Milling company. of Enterprise. Kas..
for $4,000. The deal was closed at the
Board of Trade building in this city
c. Hoffman S Son have one of the
largest milling establishments in Kan
sas and already own a number of ele-
vators in different parts of the coun-
try. After the transaction had been
completed Mr.. Hoffman stated that a
new company would be formed with a
capital of $4,000 and would do a grain
shipping business under the name of
the C. Hoffman & Son Grain company.
The new company will probably have
it's headquarters in Kansas City
A. ]. Poor built the first of his line
of elevators at Chapman. Kas., % years
ago, and has since that time built up
the business until he has the % grain
stations in Kansas that he has just
sold He viii continue conducting a
general grain business as the A. J.
Poor Grain company. This line of ele-
vators covers the best turkey wheat
district in Kansas. and with the line
already owned by C. Hoffman & Son,
will place them among the strongest
wheat shippers in the state.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-01

exits leading to the fire escapes, and
the jurors were told the bodies of the
dead were piled ten feet high in front
of these doors when the police reached
the theater.
IF those doors were locked somebody
was criminally negligent" said Juror
Finn
The exits are too small. anyway"
said Juror Meyer. as he measured the
doors leading to, the fire escape.
At the conclusion of the inspection of
the theater it was decided to continue the
inquest until next Thursday.
A few of the questions to which the
jury will endeavor to obtain satisfactory
answers are:
Were the steel doors leading to the
fire escapes on the first and second bal
comics locked when the fire broke out? If
they were locked, were they opened
promptly by the attendants? Why was it
impossible to lower the asbestos curtain :?
Why did the management permit the use
of arc lights in the flies with no device to
prevent carbon sparks from igniting the
borders of the scenery and the curtain i?
why did the ushers, as alleged, shut
all the doors and urge the audience to re-
main seated after the fire broke out, in
stead of doing everything possible to
empty the houSe?'
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-01
WIRE HELD CURTAIN.
Cause of the Disaster Has Been Made
Clear

Chicago, Jan. 1.-The cause of the
''jamming'' of the asbestos curtain
considered the cause of the Iroquois
disaster was explained by an inspector
for the underwriters who made a tour
of the house. He found that the wire
on which the queen of Ariel Blatt flew
out over the audience in the second act
held the asbestos curtain in place and
prevented it from being lowered. 1t
was shown by the inspector that the
wire on which the most spectacular
feature of the show was made practi-
cally caused the holocaust.
Employees of the Iroquois theater
place the terrible loss of life to the
'jamming'' of the asbestos curtain. Had
it worked properly they say the fire
would have been confined to the stage
alone. AT every performance of the
show the asbestos curtain has been
raised and lowered. It has always run
smoothly, according TO the employees.
1t was so arranged that should one of
the cables holding 1t break the curtain
would descend by it's own weight. The
asbestos curtain was held by four steel
cables. It slid up and down on one
and was guyed by two others, one on
each side. These four cables extended
above the gridiron, the framework
which supported the tackle by which
the scenery is raised and lowered to
the side wall There they were attach
ed TO large steel plate. 70 the steel
plate was attached a Manila rope. This
rope led down to the stage and around
g block. 1t then led aloft and ran
through five other blocks and pulleys.
On the side going up the counter
weights were attached, of which there
were enough to make less than an alb
solute balance for the curtain. The
asbestos curtain was so heavy that if
released it would come down of its
own accord.
All of the employees deny that there
has been any previous fire in the house.
The report was current last night and
today that a small blaze was quickly
extinguished and a panic narrowly
averted less than three weeks ago but
this was denied by the employees.
The employees also deny that any of
the doors to the exits were locked.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-01
PROSPEROUS YEAR.
Gratifying Report of New York Life
Insurance Company.

New York, Jan. 1.-The close of 1908
found many people expectant as to the
reports of the large financial institu-
tions. Tt has been assumed, with the
changes in valuations of the stock and
bond list since july 1 that there would
be considerable marking off in values
and in the reduction of surplus hold
ingS- The New York Life Insurance
company is the first of the great cor
porat1OnS to make a statement. Ihe
application for new insurance amount
ed to $475. .0O0,0 900 and the new paid-for
business accepted by the company for
1908 is 1926, 900. 900. President Mccall
states that this last named amount is
In excess of the previous year by $685.
900, 900 1t shows also a gain of over
$3.50 000, 900 in total paid-for insurance
outstanding, which is stated at 81, 49, :
900 in amount, covered by $4,000
policies The income of 1903 is over
$S7, 600, 900, and is in excess of the in
come of 1902 by more than $S,0OO,O0O.
The company reports, also, that 1t
does not invest ii or loan upon stocks
of any kind, and that no credit is taken
in assets for the excess of the present
market value of securities over their
cost value, which excess Is over 81
900, 900.
It's bond holdings increased in 1903
over $50, 900, 600. The policy reserves
as certified by the state insurance
superintendent, and surplus reserves
have been increased during the year
by more than $685. 900, 600. The various
bank and trust companies, officials
predict an easy money market ana
the stock and other exchange mem
bers appear to be well satisfied that
trade stagnation and the doubtful
views of business improvement will
likewise be cleared away in the early
part of the year. The large building
and railroad operations tied up by
strikes and the tight money market
will, it is believed, be resumed very
early in the new year. The govern
ment export and import figures would
seem to indicate that the total exports
will fall few million below those OF
1900 and be about equal to those OF
1901 but materially in excess of those
of 1902 while the total imports viii
exceed those of any preceding year,
and combined with the exports make
the grand total of commerce more
than in any preceding year Also that
the exports of manufacturers will ex-
ceed those of 1902 by several millions,
but be somewhat below those OF the
record year, 1900, and perhaps 1901.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-01
A SAD NEW YEAR.
Mourning Took the Place ofthe Usual
RevelrY.

Chicago, Jan 1.-The entire city
mourned today for the 500 people who
lost their lives in fire, panic and suffo-
cation in the Iroquois theater. The
old year passed at midnight and the
new year came in, but 1t came without
the pealing of bells, the shrek Of whis-
ties or the blowing of horns. For the
first time in the history of the city the
dying year was allowed silently to take
its place in history and the new year
permitted to come with no evidence of
joy at it's birth
In his official proclamation Mayor
Harrison suggested that the usual
New Years eve celebration be omitted.
The idea found a ready response in the
hearts of the people and the mayor S
words seemed only to give utterance
to universal desire.
The calamity of the Iroquois theater
has cast the city into gloom Business
is performed with view to necessity.
Ordinarily on New Years eve the
streets are filled with merrymakers,
but the only thrOngs last night were
those around the morgues. Ordinarily
fashionable restaurants are filled with
light hearted revelers, who toast the
wear that passes and hail the year that
comes. Last night these places were
deserted, while in some, doors were
locked and curtains drawn.
For the second time the city has been
stricken to the heart. Not only have
many of its sons and daughters met
death in a variety of horrible and tor
turing forms, but the blow has fallen
almost as heavily on strangers within
its gates. There is hardly village or
town within a radius of 100 miles of
the city whose people are not directly
or indirectly interested in the heaps of
dead. or in the injured which fill the
hospitals. or in the fate of those who
are missing; probably dead; likely
burned OF trambled beyond recognition.
CITIES far distant in America are
mourners and sympathy has come from
across the seas.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-01
Disordsrlv House Raid.

A negro disorderly house on South
Kansas avenue was raided by the po-
lice last night at 11:40, and the inmates
of the place furnished the last names
on the old docket. They were Joe Har-
ris. George Davis, J. c. Wilson, Sadie
Webb. Cora Jackson and Jane Roach
The police spent the rest of the night
in a contest to see who could make the
first arrest on the new docket. None of
them found sufficient excuse, and the
new docket is still clean. Frank Ray
nor was arrested last night for main
tanning a nuisance at 301 Kansas ave-
nue. The Raynor place seems to be in
bad standing with che police, as it is
raided much more frequently than any
other place in town.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-01
MORE ARRESTS.
Stage Manager and Members of
Chorus Locked Un

Chicago, Jan. 1.-Detectives have ar
manager of the Iroquois theater, and
four members of the Moonlight
chorus" The chorus is made up of
eight men and eight women, and was
about to appear on the stage when the
fire started Those arrested in addition
to Plunkett were: William Stack,
Samuel Bell, Victor Bozeart. and Ed
ward Wines. The prisoners were taken
to Harrison street police station and
locked up. Plunkett was charged
the chorus with violation OF a part of
the cohrus with violation of a. part of
the municipal code of Chicago providing
for the holding of witnesses for a cor
oner's jury Two members of the
Chorus, Misses Anna Brant and Daisy
Beatues, were arrested and taken to
the central police station. after ques-
tioning by the police they were re-
la2gad..
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-01
ROBBERS KILL WOMAN.
And Wound Her Son in Attempt
to Loot a Store.

Denver, Jan. Mrs. Amanda Young
blood was shot and killed and her son
Robert was seriously wounded by three
men who attempted to rob the grocery
store conducted by the family at Valverd.
The robbers gained entrance to the store
on the plea of calling a doctor. Once IN
side they ordered Thomas Youngblood,
aged So, TO throw up his hands. The cid
man refused and grappled with the rob-
bers. Mrs. Youngblood ran to the assist
ance of her husband at the same time
calling for her SON. The robbers opened
fire. killing the aged mother, wounding
cane.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-01
iURY VIEWS TRE HOUSE.
Seeming Evidences of Criminal
N egligence Found.

licago. Jan. Coroner Traeger
a jury of six business men i'm
led to investigate the fire at the
|lois theater to examine it. On ar
g at the theater the jury first went
e stage and Deputy Coroner Buck
pointed out the spot where the fire
led The seats in the first ten
on first floor were burned, but
hof that the orchestra chairs were
condition. In o me corner of the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-01

~ OL D4 ass spears ana
the production of Mr..
All that was visible of
|pf scenery used in the
|ere small piles of ashes
Aery had dropped and
Mage. The steel frames
+, one of which is said
the fire were piled in
he front of the stage.
d Coroner Traeger re-
asbestos curtain that
attempt was made TO
of the jury while en-
lg the stage remarked
pm against fire seemed
been Inadequate. The
mbed the stairs lead
4tlcony. Here the plush
eats was found to be
seat. An inspection
exits leading to the
ne north end of the
doors are much too
I'D have been three
said Juror Finn.
were closed and
S then seen that the
so close to the steel
could not be opened
We're fastened. This
ntIy high for a man
ithout STOPPING, and
earned this fact by
e there was much
hem. The jurymen
e top gallery. where
life occurred.
pointed to the ball
ras bent in several
that a number of
ped through these
5er foo
then made of the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-01
WARES GREETING.
Commissioner of Pensions Calls
Attention TO His Work.

Washington, Jan. IA New Years
greeting issued by f. F. Ware, COM
missioner of pensions, shows that 150,-
828 pension certificates were issued for
the calendar year 1908. which is $4,000
more than were issued in 1902 and near
ly $4,000 more than were issued in 1901.
Mr. Ware expresses the hope that the
work of the bureau will be brought to
date before the close of the fiscal year.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-01
IN GRASP OF COLD WAVE.

The government forecast for Kansas
sent out today was: Rain or snow to-
night and Saturday. Colder Saturday
Increasing northeast winds
+, This morning the mercury in the gov
ernment thermometer fell steadily from
Z o'clock until 10 o'clock. The wind at il
oAclock was east, blowing II miles an
,lour. The hourly temperatures recorded
by the government thermometer today
we're as follows:
7 O'Clock ...........27 PHO O'Clock .......25
3 o'clock .........- .26I11 O'Clock ..........25
0 clock -...-......2l
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-01
Arkansas for Roosevelt.

Little Rock, Ark, Jan. 1.-The Republi-
can state central committee has called the
state convention for Little Rock on May
10. resolution introduced by General
Powell Clayton, ambassador to Mexico.
indorsing President Roosevelt, was
adopted.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-01
KANSAS GIRLS IN FIRE.
Three from Hutchinson Believed to
Have Been at the Iroquois.

Hutchinson, Kan, Jan. Miss Jen-
nie Colladay and Miss Bertha and Miss
Nellie Flodine of this city are probably
among the unidentified victims of the
Chicago theater fire. Frank Colladay,
father of one of the girls. received a
letter recently from his daughter out
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-01
Weather Indications. 8.

Chicago, Jan. Forecast for Kan
ss.s: Rain or snow tonight and Satur-
day; colder Saturday; increasing north
east winds.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-01

E1tOn, stage manager.
INNINGS, stage carpenter.
.IandreW.
Innings.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-01

ve are stage hands anl

li.
i've are stage hands and
;.
taken in custody by the
of the men told Chief
they had been requested
nected with the theater to
,. When asked who ad-
o do so they at first re-
but later admitted that
as given by Assistant
T Plunkett.
hey were about to follow
svice and all of them had
trunks and would have
CSChicago had not the police
them.