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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-23

today gave out the following state
ment:
''An examination of the Merchants
Trust company made two years ago
disclosed the fact that its management
had loaned on and purchased securi-
ties to the amount OF about 1900, GOO
which had no ready market value be-
sides guaranteeing loans made in the
interest Of a Richmond, Va, company
to the extent of $75O,00O- About $685.
500 Of these loans and investments
was on securities of Richmond COM
panies. About $3.50, 600 were invested
in the securities OF and loaned to the
Hudson Valley Railway company and
nearly 100000 to the Rutland, Vt,
street railway company and to the
Chittenden Development company.
the latter being a holding company Of
the stock of lighting, power and rail-
road companies located in Rutland.
Il was convinced that to put trust
company il the hands of a receiver at
that time would necessarily result IN
throwing these securities on the mar
ket and at an enormous loss to the
trust company and it was my Judg-
ment, which subsequent events have
justified, that it would be better to
try to relieve the trust company Of
these securities. This task was at
once undertaken and has thus far re-
suited in the payment by the Rich
mond company of $2,267,0OO or the
entire debt less S150,000. The trust
company has also been relieved from
it's said guarantee of s750,000.
I'm the meantime a syndicate has
| been formed by those interests in the
! Hudson Valley railway property by
which it was agreed to advance $970.-
/ 600 for the purpose OF putting Ihat
I company in better shape. This amount
was paid in by this syndicate of which
1 the trust company paid eleven-twen-
/ tieths. Out of this, however. there
was paid to the trust company $780,
/ 600 upon it's Indebtedness.
Deposits $2,OOO,OOO.
"The deposits of the trust company
today are about $2,200,000. Its avail
able assets; aside from the amount IN
vested in the Hudson Valley and Rut-
/ land properties, amount to about
$1,3O0,000, so that out of the Hudson
/ Valley and Rutland properties and oui
of the liability of stockholders it vii
be necessary to realize $3.50, 600 in or
der to pay depOsitOrS. The trust com
panY holds Hudson Valley bonds tC
the amount of nearly $1,3OO,OOO and /
substantially owns the Rutland prop
critics in which have been invested
nearly a million dollars. These Sc
curities in connection with the liabilit.
of stockholders to the amount o
$500, 900 should certainly be suficien
to pay depositors in full
''Whi1e the Hudson Valley and Rut
{ land companies are probably in bette
; shape and worth more money thai
ever before the trust company has no
Z been able, up TO the present Innes z
Z realize on these securities (Which ar
! not quick essets) a sufficient sum to pa
| depositors and save the capital of tn
z trust company from impairment.
For this reason I have come t
r the conclusion that it is inexpedien
for the trust company to longer con
tinue in business and [ have therefor
: reported the matter to the attorne
general for his action. I think in tn
circumstances d receiver can handl
J the matter better than the trust com
pany."
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-23
MORE UNCERTAIN WEATHER.
Showers Are Promised by the Gov
ernment Forecaster.

Yesterdays cloudy skies continued
over to today and, if the forecast is cor
rect, they will continue until tomorrow.
The forecast for Kansas is partly
cloudy tonight and Wednesday with
probably showers west portion The
wind today from the east, blowing 8
miles an hour, has been quite cool and
fresh.
Today's corn and wheat region bulle-
tin saws: 1.-THE weather was generally
clear this morning over the district
The day temperatures have fallen in the
extreme southeastern counties of Kan
sas and in southwestern Missouri but
risen over the rest of Kansas and in
northwestern Missouri; the night tenn
peratures have generally fallen. Show
ers have fallen in the north-central and
the southern counties of Kansas, and
heavy rain in southwestern Missouri. =
The rains recorded during the a hours
ending this morning at Z o'clock were,
Fort Scott 20 Russell .0S Toronto p,
Wichita .12 The maximum and mini
mum Temperatures for the past "a hours
were:
Baker. 7s. "a; Dodge City, p. Sc: TT.
Scott, 6s, 81; MacksviIle. Is. 90; McPher-
son. 80, 81; Manhattan, so, As; Usage
City. 7S, 81; Russell, Is, so; Topeka, n,
81; Toronto, r. 81; Wichita, "A, 54
The hourly temperatures received by
the government thermometer today
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-23
BOGUS CHECK MAN BUSY.
Got 81 From Captain Wintrode-
Failed Elsewhere.

A bogus check artist was operating in
the city today, and the police are now
looking for the man who signs his name
Geo Harris
The man was first heard from at Gva-
hams grocery store, at Eighth and
Adams streets. where he purchased IS
worth of groceries and offered a check
for $13. The grocery refused to accept
the check, and the man went away
Later he was heard from at the resi-
dence Of Capt. J. T. Wintrode, Eleventh
and Jackson streets, where he rented a
room and offered the bogus check in
payment. Mrs. WintrOde accepted the
check and gave the man ST in change
Still earlier in the day the man tried to
pass a check on a woman on lower
Kansas avenue, but when she tele-
phoned to the Bank of Topeka and S.
E. Lux, whose name appeared on the
check, the check-holder suddenly de-
parted and did not return.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-23
IT LOOKS we'll.
Grain Buyers Expect Larger
Wheat Crop This Year.
Estimate Is an Increase of IO,-
100000 Bushels.
NOT QUITE so GOOD.
In Southwest Considerable Acre
age Was Abandoned.
Pr spects in Sumner, Harper
NOT QUITE so GOOD.
Prospects in Sumner, Harper
and Sedgwick Rather Bad.

According to the reports received by
expert grain buyers, who make a spec
ialty of their reports on condition of the
wheat crop, there will be a $4,000, 900
bushel crop in Kansas this year, against
a yield of 65,0OO,O00 in 1904
One of the letters issued by a large
Kansas City firm under date of May
p says:
Since our report of April goth. the
condition of the growing wheat in the
Southwest has changed from a fatter-
ing condition tora questionable pros
pect owing to the abandonment OF
more or less acreage due to the plant
being thin on the ground together with
unfavorable weather conditions which
compel US to revise our former figures
as below:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-23
FEDERAL CONVENTION.
1t VIII ReassembIe in Manila, P. L
May 2e.

Manila, May 23.-The convention Of
the Federal party will reassemble May
26. The plank prepared by the con-
servative wing endorses Secretary
Taft's policy; calls for a general as
sembly in 1906. Claims that it was
no fault of the islands that the census
returns were delayed for eight months,
asks for the addition of two natives
to the island commissioners; asks for
the reorganization of the municipal
board and the representation of bust
ness and other interests; urges the re-
duction of the consta bulary to one
half of the present force.
The radical wing has recommended
the reorganization of the party under
the name "Partido Fvolucionista In
Genendiente'' and declares that by
reason of their rapid development the
people are looking for complete inde-
pendence at an early date and the
separation of the legislative from the
executive branches of the island gov
ernment.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-23
WILL BE NO BOLT.
Cumberland Presbyterians Will Abide
by Majority Vote.

Fresno, Cal, May 2S.-With intense
earnestness, but good spirit, without
excitement or applause the union de-
bate continues in the Cumberland
Presbyterian assembly Rev. ;. u.
LOGAN of Tennessee opened the debate
with a strong speech in opposition
Judge Tally, Scottsboro, Ala, 4. H.
Prendergast, Marshall, Texas, and J.
II. Russell, Columbia, Tenn also op-
posed union. In favor of union the
Kansas: President Taylor of James
MiIliken university. Illinois, and Judge
Settle of the supreme court OF Ken
tuclzv. The discussion probably IS
changing no votes. as it is understood
that the lOyalists have pouna thelll- -l
selves 70 vote as a unit. It is now
conceded, however. that there will be
no bolt.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-23
GREETING IS HEARTY.
Oklahoma City Turns Out to Welcome
Secretary Shaw.

Oklahoma City. Ok, May 2s.-secre-
tary Shaw arrived here over the Frisco
at 9:4O a m, today. He was met at
the train by Mayor Messenbaugh and
members of the city council, President
Fred Breasted and a large delegation Of
Y NJ. c. A. membership. Major General
Baldwin and staff and a vast number
Of citizens.
A procession headed by the Oklahoma
City band formed and escorted the sec
retary to the hotel where breakfast was
served, after which the secretary was
driven over the city.
A public reception was then held in
the Y NJ c. A. rooms where thousands
greeted the distinguished guest.
Tonight Secretary Shaw will address
the Y. NJ c. A. convention of the twin
territories at the opera house.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-23
RUSSIA WANTS SILVER.
She Is Causing Delay in Boxer In
demnity Settlement.

Tien Tsin May 23.-The settlement of
the boxer indemnity question has been
delayed by the action Of the Russo
Chinese bank Russia has chosen to
receive her portion of the indemnity in
silver and the Russo Chinese bank is
endeavoring to obtain payment in
Shanghai at the London price of silver
instead of the price at Shanghai thus
avoiding extra charges. If China con-
sents the bank viii secure an advan-
tage amounting to 1 per cent. The pow
erS have protested against the PROPOSE
ton and it is considered probable that
the Russo Chinese bank will not be sue
cessfUl in its negotiations. Ma Tung,
the governor of PeAin, representing the
board of revenue did in fact consent,
but his consent was not ratified. If
China weakly assents the settlement of
the indemnity question will be prolong-
ed indefinitely because similar advan-
tages will be demanded in other quar-
ters.
Russians Driven Back.
Toxic. May 23.=Imperial army
headquarters reporting today says:
THE Russian cavalry which de-
toured toward Fakumen from the
right bank of the Lao river was fire.
quently defeated by our rear guard
on Nav 20. After their failure in the
vicinity of Tafangs15sn they camped
with the main strength at, Saiotatzu,
26 miles from Fakumen, and on May
81 they retreated to the right bank OF
the Malien river.
In the meantime a few companies
of the enemy's force remaining on the
feated and retreated northward in dis
"Otherwise the situation is un-
changed"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-23
he SWlNBLED MANY.
A "Get Rich Quick Man Arrested in
Chicago.

Chicago. May 23.=WTlliam Mckee
has been arrested here charged with
being the manager of "get rich
quick concern" which has branches in
many other cities and according to
the police has swindled thousands of
persons. The proposition submitted
to subscri bers by the company was
that after paying $1-25 for "A weeks
at 5000
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-23
LIFE IS PRODUCED.
BY Artificial Means in a Chemical
Laboratory.

Berkeley. Cal. May 23.-Professor
JACQUES Loeb. the biologist of the Uni
versity of California, has. it is claimed,
succeeded in developing by artificial
chemical means, the eggs of
the sea urchin, so that the
larvae product IN the labora-
tOrv can not be distinguished from the
living forms produced during the pro-
cess of natural fertilization. The order
of events in the process of fertilization
is in both cases the same. Doctor Loeb's
plete imitation of natural Fertilization.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-23
SMITH PLEADS GUILTY.
San Francisco's Defaulting Tax Col
Iector Given Ten Years

San Francisco. May 23.-E. J.
Smith, San Francisco's tax collector
who fied from San Francisco to St.
Louis, pleaded guilty to embezzlef1leTlI
today and was sentenced to ten years
imprisonment, iol151 the maximum sentence.
smith fed from the city in April,
leaving a shortage of $65,000 in his
accounts. He went first to New York
and then to St. Louis where he was
sar1e srTested lust as he was leaving for
San Francisco.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-23
A MATCH FOR FITz.
Cornishnan to Fight Mike schreck 20
Rounds July 4.

Chicago, May 2s.-Bob Fitzsimmons
and Mike Sehreck win fight 20 rounds
at Salt Lake July 4 a bid of the Salt
Lake City club having been accepted
today by the two fighters The men
win meet at 16S pounds ringside. They
get Is per cent Of the gate receipts,
three-fourths of which goes to the win
ner and one-fourth to the loser.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-23
SUNBEAM SIGHTED
Brassey's Yacht Was s17 Miles From
Sandy Hook Yesterday.

New York. May 28.-Lord Brassey's s
Yacht Sunbeam. q contestant in the trans
atlantic cup race, was passed yesterday by
the steamer Kron Prinz Wilhelm, bound
for this port, S17 miles from Sandy Hook.
been received by the Associated Press:
S. S. Kron Prinz Wilhelm, Marconi Sta
ton May %: Passed on the 22d of May
itude 5555 west, 81 miles east of Sandy
Hook light vessel, the English yacht Sun
beam.
(Signed.) RICHTER, captain
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-23

strations but have encouraged the
children to shout at the nonunion
teamsters.
Fifteen boys arrested by truant off,
GERS will be arraigned in the juvenile
court today. They are charged with
attempting to get school children to
go out on strike and with melting
trouble at the schools which they at
tend.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-23
Temperatures in Large cities.

Chicago, May 23.-7 a. m. tempera-
lures; New York, 56; Philadelphia.
Sc; Chicago, so; Cincinnati Sd: Bos-
ton, So; Washington, Sc; Minneapolis.
50; st. Louis, So
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-23
Baptist Finances in Bad Condition

st. Louis, May 23.-The final ses-
sion of the American Baptist Publica-
ton society was held today, marking
also the closing meeting Of the ma
tionaI Baptist anniversary. which be-
gan one week ago. The annual report
of the finance committee showed a
general falling off in book trade and
a laxity In the payment OF accounts.
The report stated that the society's
booISs showed unpaid accounts ag-
gregatiag s9S.o00
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-23
STRINGENT METHODS
VIII BE Adopted to Stop Strikes in
Chicago Schools.

lDICagO ocuOOIs-
Chicago. May 23.-The board Of
education has determined to resort to
stringent strike methods to prevent
f,14.tlleT strike demonstrations in con-
nectfon with the public schools All
pupils attempting to induce other
DupiIs to boycott the public schools
are to be arrested. All adults seeking
to incite trouble at the schools are to
be locked up. All persons, young or
adult. attempting to interfere with
school children on their way to and
from school are to be arrested
Principals and teachers are expect
cd to cooperate with the school au-
thorities in experimenting all disturb
ers lurking about the school houses.
It was declared that in several in
stances teachers in the public schools
not only have participated in demon
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-23
400 MULES BURN.
Fire at National stock Yards Causes
Loss of 100000.

East St. Louis H., May 23.-Over
400 mules perfshed in a fire that de-
stroyed the sales stables of Maxwell &
Crouch and Sparks Bros at the Ma
tional stock yards today Loss, $780,
OOO
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-23
NEeather TndicntIons.

Chicago, May 23.-Forecast for
Kansas: Partly cloudy tonight and
Wednesday, with probably showers in
west portion; variable winds
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-02-12

Z p{l.
of & spurs, with the fervcnt hope tint
time85may deal gently with YOU. That
tho fragrance Of 80 it'll MAJ continue TO
animate your heart iiivigornte your body
and enable you to rldo8long and hard for
years TO como Ii, a glorious old Virginia
fox-h hunt. III N 53 Ss S q S3 Ss Y
In the dining-room a regular old fash
toned Virginia supper wa served and the
3fliie old Smlthfield hams were not for
gotten. Tox-huntIng and the squire's"
health were drunk in Old Virginia toddy.
songs were sung, stories were told and
finally hounds were brought In.
& 1t was an evening 10 ms to be remem-
5bered. neverSto be forgot The spirit and
sport Of other days there linked With
that old Virginia l1ospit TALLY that warns
the heart and blood and is ever dear to
the hearts OF ortsmcn the wide world
over. 3$43 la sSf5 a ny
Here's to- tho e squire OF -Four Square.
and may. be live a housand years to
hunt his hounds and entertain his friends!
ZEN gS 4, 5;$5'' AI5LEN POTTS. ~
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-02-12
SUPPLIES SHORT ] !: | i /
0NNOR7'R |. i VI. i
Old Wartime Conditions Are.
Threatened as to Table
Luxrries.
spc cial to The Tirnes-D Ispatch.)

CONFORM, VA, + OBJ. 1.-The weather
conditions for more than aweek have been
the worst experienced here since Feb
ruary, 1880, and in consequence, the coun l-
try people arc facing many inconyeni-
cnces and harshps II XII
Owing to Ice and snow, 1t Is with the
greatest difficulty that farmers can get
5S1 q a grlst mills, get fire-wood from tho
nearby woods, or haul provenderl from
tho fields foritheir cattle and other farm
& animals And aside from the terrible
jaunt through the snow and ice, the mat
tor OF getting grist, when{a mill Is reach
cd is now very serious and uncertain,
Tor tic ponderous driving wheels Of tho
water-power mills are envcloped in ice
so 4that no part OF the machinery can be
i5Dudged until tons of can be cut and
thawcd away. The steam mills are often
just as powerless for tho reason that this
I extreme condition Of weather and roads
renders it quite impossible at times TO
supply the engine with fuel,
m Some Of the country stores are nearly
out of groceries and other Indispensable
articles OF merchandise, and hundreds OF
families, dependent upon them for sup
plies are facing the prospect Of Il tenn
porary installment Of old "war-times''
bill OF fare, which means no "sweetencd
Coffee" flour bread kerosene lights,
6''nlolasses'' and the like, until navGa-
ton opens in March, unless conditions
Z Will admit Of merchants hauling the
articles most NEEDED from Frederlcks
burg In wagons. Those within fifteen
\ or twenty mis&s' Of tho city arc faring
better than shosc IN remote sections, who
arc forced to haul' merchandise fifty TO
one hundred miles. n
8Lieutcnant- Governor Wizards 'lettgr,''
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-02-12

TE CONTINUED from Third PaHc.) ~
mcntss moro easy and graceful than
strIngfield's Beulah. shot to tie front,
and became "a thing Of beau and and si 9
Joy forever. & n h,
& And to-day the debate $waxfs equally as
warm between Libby, Jordan and Thomas ms
whether tho best nose n IS possess by
Hark, or indofnltnblc Little
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-02-12

Il =.
Of public announcement, has been moro
generally read BY the several classes Of
people than hns any document Of the kind
In q long time; and 1t has not only at
tracted wide attention. but hns caused
great deal of favorable comment. The
masses arc certainly pleased with Mr..
Wizards position on school books, bet
ter school facilities, public roads, convict
labor and other questions discussed BY
him.. & SSES4l 5s$ }s 6ls "A III @ .iF5S sB$ "
III has come toslight that d good many
prominent Democrats over here in the
Meek are no t Mt I'LL in love with he
primary election system, and 1t is be-
lieved by some TINT many will show their
attitude ona It bySremninng at home
when the 1905 primary is held, unless
aroused by thor enthusiasm for some par
3ticular candidate, or urged by leaders
TO vote in the primary for the sake Q +
purity success 53s545
tx Tho death OF cattle al several points
IN tho Northern Neck and sick animals
among herds at other places has caused
considerable uneasincss for If some days
past. II was stated lin this correspond
cnce a short time ago that Mr.. W. IL
Baker, Jr.,3 OF this countyS,lost a young
steer,#and5 thnt6a post 8morteme examine
ton revealed one thousand worms dis
lTlDuCeu nlOTP tllc region OF ~ HG aillll-
I3mal's spinal column, Just under the skin.
MI. Baker now has several cattle appar-
emily affected Just rs the steer was for
some months %prior to it's deatll-77l.8 O.,
losing flesh and weight rapidly, and
.'pining away, despite the fnctF that they
have comfortable quarters and excellent
attention. and eat with avdlty News
comes from Westmoreland now that
worms In large numbers were some days
ago found III the backs or some cattle
that died there. ! cannot be determined
whether these worms arc EVOLVES" fire.
quenty seen in the backs OF cattc5and
rabbits In spring time,
rho Times-Dlspatch correspondent has
advised the farmers who have consulted
him on the subject to report to the United
States Department of Agriculture. or to
the State Department, and have a veteri-
nary surgeon sent to examine theNaffect-
ed cattle ana prescribe a proper remedy
for the evil before it{reaches greater pro-
portions, II
Intelligence from various parts Of tho
Northern Neck is to the effect that II
smaller area will be cultivated in tomn-
toes this year than any season since the
advent Of canning factories. Owing to
the low prices for canned goods the past
season, vast quantities Of canned toma-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-02-12
SOUTH BOSTON SOCIAL.
Especial 10 Tie Tlnes- Dlspntch.)

x gt ~ Y
\ siSi Special 10 Tie Times Dispatch. &8
SOUTH BOSTON, VA !. Feb. II Mrs.
w. I. N Jordan returned home this week
from $Brming ham. In, whore she has
been Visiting friends. e; 81
Mrs. ?. w. Hasklns, who has been on
II visit to friends In Dnnvillc. has re-!
turned homc.s s5 * 81 4, - 4ass
q Miss Kate cradilock. Of Black Walnut.
was the guest OF Mrs, r. " Lawson this
Wtek. u sl3 n Isl
II There are d number OF cases OF Ia grippe
reported In this vicinity. 5a55s
a Mrs. w. II. Edmunds, OF SHouston. Is
visiting her mother, Mrs. j. w. Rely, in
B REV. j. D i. ]. b. lTinglng OF Liverpool.
England, Will begin q series Of z ,spel.
srnary tho 18th. H G is an author Of con
siderable note in& the old country having
written on various subjects One of special
interest lsI..rhe Poppy Plague, g history
Mr.. and Mrs. John r. NVimblshs enter
tanned about twenty young people at
their hospitablo home at scottsburg. VA,
last Friday evening ct an interesting
game OF progressive finch. Delightful
refreshments were served. Ss
b Miss Ceye BarKsdale, OF Lewlng, won a
handsome scarf pin as the first prize and
Miss Trxie Haynes smillngly bore away
tho BOBBY. 4 81 53' 4 .i8. * ij$ s5 Il n
Miss ED wards OF Lynchburg, is visiting
tho home Of Captain Henry Edmunds al
Houston, this week. 5s4s. tt5s {.
Es The members Of the w g. T. y. were
highly entertained BY Mrs. ]. w, Elliott,
at her home last Friday afternoon. Tho
rooms were prettily decorated for the oc--
5cason.' and elegant refreshments served:
erEbusiness had been disposed OF. Fruit
Efrappc was also heartily enjoyed, for.
nothing stronger Is ever partaken Of by
the members Of Tho ~. CT ~, Z.
Weather Signs in the Country.
Country people hnvo great contempt for
those who cannot tell what the weather Is