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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-06-08
LAST WITNESS ON HAND
Minister Russell VIII Testify in Loom
is-B0Wen Case.

Washington, June 8.-After a con
ference with the president today, Sec
retary Taft, who returned last night
from his Virginia trip, said that he
had received a telegram from Mr..
Russell. minister to Colombia, an
nouncing his arrival at Hampton Roads
saying that he would reach Washing
ton tomorrow. Secretary Taft said
that on arrival of Minister Russell he
would call Secretary Loonis and Mr.
Bowen for a conference in regard to
the Loomis-Bowen case. Minister
Russell is the last witness to be ex-
amined. Secretary Taft did not indi-
cate when he would make his report
to the president. It is known that the
evidence to be given by Mr.. Russell to
all intents and purposes. is now in the
hands of Secretary Taft. so that his
examination will be purely a formal
matter. Secretary Taft said he had no
Information whatever as to the prog
ress of peace negotiations.
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HOFFMAN STEPS OUT.
So There win Be No TroubIe Among
Cooperative Grain Dealers.

There viii be no row in the Co-ope-
rattve Grain Dealers, association Ceger
the reelection of General Manager Q.
B. Hoffman of Enterprise. He won't
take the job again. He made this en-
phatic announcement this morning.
4 wouldn't have the place again
under any conditions" was his reply
Il only took it last year because I was
forced into it. know that a row has
been started and a fight made on me.
But that is easily explained. Jim But
Ter of Kansas City is mixed up deeply
into It. Last year Jim was president,
drawing $4,000 q year, and I as man
ager was drawing $4,000. I went be-
fore the meeting and said that the
two places were unnecessary and that
the maintaining of a president on sal
ary was nothing more than a sheer
waste of money. I recommended that
one or the other of US go.
WELL" continued Mr.. Hoffman,
''the society elected to displace Butler
and retain me. That made him sore.
He has fought me ever since. 1 know
have been accused of speculating,
but that is part of the business, buying
and selling. But it is an absolute un-
truth that formed com binations and
pooled, did Smiley. Whoever
charges me with that knows not
whereof he speaks. I'll Sight when
they go to charging that offense up
to me.
but I will not take the place again.
A man with other heavy interests at
stake cannot aIOrQ TO take II. II Oc-
cupies too much of his time to his own
disadvantage. It is full of worry and
bother and criticism. They needn't
fight over my retention. I win not
take the place under any circum-
stances
It was expected that a great rumpus
would occur in the meeting at the
/ council chamber in the morning when
the board of directors gather to elect
the general manager for the ensuing
year. Hoffman's opponents had it
| planned to elect a board opposed to
! Hoffman and one that would elect
manager from their crowd. But the
fight will not be necessary now.
It is not known who will be the next
manager, although Thad Hopkins Of
Kansas city is being mentioned fre-
uuentIy for the place. He may get the
position. The election Of the manager
takes place in executive session by the
board after the regular meeting is
over.
Mr.. Hoffman made his report of the
years work to the association this
morning. Though $31, 900 was made
the previous year, money was lost
during the last 1 2 months. But that
is not q particular surprise, for grain
dealing runs that way
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Commencement at Holton.

Holton, Kan. June S--The gradual
ing exercises of Campbell college closed
with the alumni meeting last evening.
President P. 0. Bonebrake preached the
baccalaureate sermon in the, college
chapel on Sunday morning In the even
ing the Roy. T. D. Critics of Topeka
preached to the Y. NJ. c. A. and Y. w
c. A. The commencement address was
delivered by the Rev. Charles ss Finch OF Of
been in session arranging for next year 5
faculty and attending to other bust
ness It is stated that President Bone
brake win not accept the presidency
mathematics, sewers his connection with
Campbell college going to ,I95 Pqrdue uni, uni
versity next year MISS Mabel smith,
who conducted the school of oratory the
past two years. has been elected teacher
Of English in the public schools at her
home in Toledo, Ohio. She may, how
but take up her work at Campbell col
legel again next year.
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bassador at ST. Petersburg, and
through Count Won Osten-Sacken, the
Russian ambassador at Berlin, Of
what the United States and Germany
were seeking so that Ambassador
Meyers audience of Emperor Nicholas
was prepared for in the fullest man
ner- The opinion here is that EN-
peror Nicholas went so far as to say
to Ambassador Meyer that he would
like to know what Japan's terms
would be. This inquiry was not to
be construed as asking for peace, but
only as telling friends that before so
grave a step in their advance the
Russian government might properly
and naturally desire to know through
those friends how Japan regarded
peace Japan, it is believed in gov
ernment quarters here, will be reluc-
tant to lay down specific peace condi-
uons-far more reluctant than at any
stage of the war, because preparations
have been made to carry the campaign
to Russian territory. take Vladivostok
and Harbin, and then exclude Russia
from the Pacific Unless her high
conditions are complied with this is
a crude expression of what is thought
to be Japan's immediate policy.
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COBURN'S FIGURES.
He Tells the NIiHers' Federation How
They Are Gathered.

In an address before the Millers'
Federation at Kansas City last night
on Kansas Statistics Mr.. F. D. Co
burn, secretary of the state depart
ment OF agriculture, spoke in part as
follows:
Crop and industrial statistics for
the area now comprising Kansas were
of record before Kansas became a
state Kansas was admitted to the
Union in 1861, and one year later the
state took notice of the importance of
agriculture to its prosperity by enact
ing a law creating the State Agricul-
tural society. Thus at the outset Kan
sas officially gave recognition to agri-
culture, its chief industry.
Each year, beginning and dating as
of March I, statistics of population,
crop acreageS, numbers of live stock
etc, are gathered by assessors in a
house to house canvass at the time of
listing property for taxation, but there
is no connection between the two, as
our citizens have come to know
Every family in each township is
visited by the township trustee, who
| is the assessor; each citizen is asked
how many acres he has in the differ
ent crops and the plumber of the diff
1erent farm animals, and the mum Der
! is recorded. When the trustee has
finished his canvass he has the exact
area in each crop and the number of
animals in the township, as given in
dividuaIly by the growers or owners
well statistics of many other Industrial
items, is filed with the county clerk
and to the accuracy of the statements
! the assessor makes affidavit The
county clerk examines the returns to
ascertain whether the work has been
done properly, secures or makes the
corrections of manifest errors, pre-
pares for the board of agriculture a
complete abstract, and certifies to it's
correctness. Thus we have as a basis
for reliable statistics the exact acre
ages devoted to the various crops.
After statements have been care
fully scrutinized, analyzed and verified
we know the exact areas in crops,
numbers of live stock. etc, and these
are not estimates. The superStructure
of our statistical edifice IS based on
something more substantial and trust
worthy than Estimates something
the Kansas board of agriculture never
makes
Sources of Information.
The second important division in
this work is that of the board s corps
of correspondents (reporterS), the
DersOnnel OF which is as a rule long
time. observant, intelligent farmers;
the foremost wheat and corn growers
and stockmen, threShermen and 9TH
ers together with local millers and
grain dealers. whose judgment is safe
and worthy of acceptance, and who re-
mort with a patriotic sense of loyalty
10 their state. These we have been
for years finding out about, and only
those who show by their reports the
necessary qualifications are retained
on our lists as reporters. A wedding
out OF. detectives is constantly in prog
ress, to maintain the standard. These
reporters are chosen not only with a
view TO their personal fitness but also
1 to location. in order that all portions
1 of each county in the state may be
reached, and practically every neigh
4 Aborhood in the state be represented
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STOLE FOR IS YEARS.
Disbursing Agent of Smithsonian In
stitutiOn Is Under Arrest.

Washington. June 8.=WilIiam w.
Karr, the accountant of the Smithson-
ian institution and disbursing agent
of the government bureau under it.
has been arrested here on the charge
of embeZzlement, which, according to
his own confession, aggregated $46,-
600. His stealings, he confessed,
have been going for the past Is years.
He is so years of age. He came to
Washington from Memphis and has
been identified with the Smithsonian
institution since 1880. The embezzle-
ment was accomplished by making
use of checks sent to the Smithsonian
institution IN payment of miscellane-
Gus transactions.
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NO NEARER.
Strike Settlement as Far Away
as Ever 1t Was.
Employers Now Seem to Be Fore
ing the Fighting.
OBSTACLES TO PEACE
Are the Express Companies Now
as Before.
And a Demand That Police Pro-
lection Be Withdrawn.

Chicago. June s.-Peace in the team
sters' strike seemed today to be as far
away as ever. Settlement with the ex-
press companies and demand by the
unions that police be Withdrawn from
wagons with the calling OFF OF the strike
were apparently insuperable obstacles
tc an adjustment. President Cornelius
Shea of the teamsters' union. took an
active part in the latest conference with
the employers, although he was xespon-
sible for blocking peace negotiations
several days ago. after he had been left
out of meeting between committee
Of employers and teamsters. Shea would
have been excluded from the new con-
ference if the employers had agreed to
the demand of the union officials that
the employers attorney, Levy Meyer,
also should keep away. This demand
was called IN. He made a vigorous fight
| against altering the proposition of the
teamsters to suit the demands of the
employers.
With peace efforts again coming to
naught the prospective spread Of the
strike to the truck teamsters EMPLOYED
by members Of the team owners or
ganization was today again a vital
issue Many of the owners were in
/ favor Of forcing matters with the driV-
ers but It was generally hoped that the
neutral element in the association would
make hard fight to keep from becom-
ing involved in the strike.
Beginning with a peace argument %
a labor discussion at North avenue and
Robey street today grew into a riot
! which blocked two lines of street cars.
/ held up traffic in several streets
! brought two police patrol wagons and
ended when one man was taken to the
! hospital and four others were in cells.
/ incidentally several heads were
bruised.
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MANY EDITORS THERE.
National Association Begins Its Con-
vention at Guthrie.

Guthrie, ok. June s.-The opening ses-
sion of the twentieth annual convention OF
the National Editorial association was
held here this evening. The after session
was not held as planned because of the
Louis. Addresses Of welcome were made
by B. S. Mcclure. Oklahoma delegate to
congress, on behalf of the territory: May
or J. W. Duke of Guthrie on behalf of the
city, and O. r. Fegan, president of the
Commercial club, on behalf of that organ
lzat1on. w W. Screw, jr., of MOntgOm-
cry Ala, president of the National Edi-
torial association, responded for that
body.
The attendance at this session of the as
sociation is the largest in its history
reaching approximately eight hundred
The editors will remain in convention here
three days and will then make a two days
tour through Oklahom and Indian Terri
tory two weeks trip ending at Port
California
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WHERE BERLIN STANDS.
The Kaiser Is in Accord With Presi
DENT Roosevelt on Peace.

Berlin. June s.-The Interview
Baron Sneck Won Sternberg. the Ger
man ambassador at Washington has
lad with President Roosevelt ana the
able correspondence between the am
bassador and the foreign office here
resulted in the president and the en-
peror finding that they mad identical
views on the subject of peace and We're
Of the same opinion as to the method
of drawing Russia and japan into nc
gotiations. The joint view appeared
to be that others, including France
and Great Britain ought to be left out
because to be sure of a community
of views among all would be a SLOW
and cum bersome business and Woulo
impress Russia as taking on the cnar-
actor of outside pressure This IS pre-
cisely what, as the Associated Press IS
Informed, President Roosevelt ana
Emperor William wish to avoid Ihey
wanted the emperor of Russia to take
the initiative and sought only that ne
should avail himself of the American
and German governments as instru-
ments for taking the first step toward
peace earlier
The Russian government was m
formed through Count Cassini, the
Russian ambassador at washington,
through Count Alvensleben. the Ger
man ambassador at St. Petersburg,
thr9uEh M. MeTaEs the American am
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PRESIDENT BUYS LAND.
Tract Contains $50 Acres in AlbemarIe
County.

Richmond, Va, June s.-President
Roosevelt has completed a deal by
which he becomes the possessor of $50
acres of land and a frame house about
seven miles from ScottsviIle in Abe
marie county. Mrs. Roosevelt and a
party will visit the place It is not
known whether the president will ac-
company them. The place is one of the
most attractive in the county. At pres
ent it cannot boast of anything more
than a magnificent site for a home. The
house is plain and the president viii
use it as a camp. He can reach it bv
going direct from Washington to
Charlottesville. and driving over the dis
tance of sixteen miles on roads that are
fairly good.
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ANOTHER COOL DAY.
The Mercury Kept in Comfortable
Bounds Today.

Cooler weather prevailed over Kan
sas yesterday and this morning, but
today the sun has been shining quite
diligently and warmer weather is sup
posed to be in store for the forecast for
Kansas is: Partly cloudy tonight and
Friday with showers in north portion;
warmer in east portion tonight
Today's corn and wheat region bull
letln says: 1.-The day temperatures fell
over the entire district yesterday. The
night temperatures have fallen in
southeastern Kansas and southwestern
Missouri but risen over the rest Of this
state and over northwestern Missouri
The weather was cloudy over western
and northern Kansas this morning,
clear in southeastern Kansas and gem
orally clear over western Missouri.
Temperatures have fallen slightly in all
districts"
The maximum and minimum temper
atures for the "a hours ending this
morning at z o'clock were; Baker 80.
56; Concordia so, so; Dodge City so, 64;
Fort Scott 86, So; Macksville "a, So;
Mcpherson 50, 81; Manhattan 81, So;
Usage City 81, So; Sedan 80, 81; Topeka
80, 81; Toronto "a, So; Wichita S2 81.
The wind this noon was southeast
blowing II miles an hour The hourly
/ temperatures recorded by the govern
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WAREHOUSE BURNS.
Fire Loss of $4,000 Near Erie Basin,
Brooklyn.

New York. June S-A warehouse of the
New York Dock company at Conover
and Reed streets, near Erie basin,
RrooIzlvn. which was filed with a large
amount Of cotton and hemp caught fire
early today. The contents of the bUiid-
iner were owned by several individual
concerns other than the dock COMPANY
The warehouse was one of the group OF
buildings called the RED Hook
stores
The damage caused by the fire is es-
timated at $4,000.
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BANK BLOWN OPEN.
The Safe Containing the Funds Was
Not Damaged.

County National hank was wrecked by
dynamite early today. The charge
also demolished a jewelry store and a
shoe store adjoining. The vault was
wrecked but the smaller safe in which
were the bank funds was only over
turned and is still intact.
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To Select Site for Leper Station.

Honolulu, June S.-Smgeon General
Wvman Of the bureau Of public health
and the Marine hospital service and
Governor Carter will sail next Friday
for the AIOlolzai Leper settlement where
Mr.. Wyman will investigate the condi-
tions prevailing there and select a site,
one mile square, for the federal station
which is to be established under an
act of the last congress.
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Lawrence, Kan. June S.-Alvin Stewart
of the class of 1896 of the University of
Kansas has been employed by the Univer-
sity of California to make a botaDical coll
leeting trip to South America. The expedi-
ton viii do most of its work cn the little
known islands or the coast Of Chile. He
EEiu be absent about Is moaths.
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FIRE IN A TUNNEL.
Traffic Is Tied Up on the D. & R. G.
Between Denver and Salt Lake.

Denver, June 8.-Word has been
received at the general offices of the
Denver & Rio Grande railway that a
fire has broken out among the timbers
in the tunnel at Ruby, "a miles west
of Grand Junction. and has tenn
porarily tied UP traffic between Den
yer and Salt Lake City.
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Chicago, June s.-Forecast for Kansas
Partly cloudy tonight and Friday, with
showers in north portion; warmer in east
portion tonight; fresh southerly winds.
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Chicago, June ST a. M temperatures:
New York, "a; Boston, 80; Philadelphia.
Sc; Washington, 81; Chicago, 81; Mime
apolis, "a; Cincinnati. 64; St. Louis 80.
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the top of tie cllfr.-he had endeavored to

the top of the cIiff,-he had endeavored to
succeed where his comrade had failed.
did not take long to think about 1t.
Watson. Again I saw that grim face look
ever the cliff. and knew that 1t was the
precursor OF rnother stone. l scrambled
down on to the path. I don't think L could
nave done ltidn eoldablood. 1t was hum
dred times more difficult than getting up.
BUT mad nqr time to think of the danger,
ior another Stone sang past me as hung
py my hands from the edge of the ledge.
Halfway down Slipped, but by the bless
ing or God, \ landud, torn and bleeding,
upon the path. l took to my heels. did ten
miles over the mou4tains in the darkness,
ana week later I found myself in Flor
ence, with the certainty that no one in the
world knew what had become of me.
mad only one ceontidant-my brother
Mycroft. L owe YOU many apologies. my
dear watson. but it was all-important that
1t should be thought / was dead, and it is
quite certain that you would not have writ
ten so convincing account of my un-
happy END had you not yourself thought
that IL was true. Several times during the
last three years l have taken UP my pen
TO write to you, but always l feared lest
your directorate regard for me should
betray my secret For that reason / turned
away from you this evening when you up
set my books, for l was in danger al the
time, ana any show of surprise and emo
uon upon your part might have drawn at
tentlon to my identity and led to the most
aepiorable and irreparable results. AS to
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~ does the brain act that | believe l had
thought this all out before Professor Mort
arty had reached the bottom Of the Reich
enbach fall.
Il stood up and examined the rocky wall
behind me. In your picturesque account of
the matter, which l read with great inter
est some months later, you assert that the
wall was sheer. That was not literally
true. A few small footholds presented
themselves, and there was some indication
OF ledge. The cliff is so high that to climb
1t all was an obvious impossibility, and it
was equally impossible TO make my way
along the wet path without leaving some
tracks. might, 1t is true have reversed
my boots as l have done on similar occa-
sions, but the sight of three sets of tracks
in one direction would certainly have sug-
gested a deception. On the whole then. it
was best that | should risk the climb 1t
was not pleasant business, Watson. The
fall roared beneath me. [ am not a fanci-
full person, but | give you my word that L
seemed to hear Moriartys voice screaming
at me out of the abyss. A mistake would
have been fatal. More than once as tufts
OF grass came out in my hand or my foot
slipped in the wet notches of the rock l
thought l was gone. But | struggled up
ward, and at last / reached a ledge several
feet deep and covered with soft green moss
where could lie unseen in the most perfect
comfort There | was stretched, when YOU
my dear Watson, and all your following
were investigating in the most sympathetic
ana inefficient manner the circumstances of
my death
AT last, when you had all formed your
inevitable and totally erroneous conclusions
you departed for the hotel, and l was left
alone. l had imagined that l had reached
the end of my adventures but a very I'M
expected occurrence showed me that there
We're surprises still in store for me- huge
rock, falling from above, doomed past me.
struck the path and bounded over into the
chasm. For an instant l thought that 1t
was an accident, but moment later. look
ing up, l saw a mans head against the
darkening sky, and another stone
struck the very ledge upon which I
was stretched, within foot of nv head
Of course, the meaning of this was obvious.
MOriarty had not been alone A confeder-
ate-and even that one glance had told
me how dangerous a man that confeder-
ate was-had kept guard while the profess
sor had attacked me. From a distance I'M
seen by me, he had been n witness of his
friends death and of my escape. He had
waited and then, making his way round TO
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aims around me. He knew that his own
game was up. and was only anxious to re-
venge himself upon me. We tottered to-
gether upon the brink of the fall. have
some knowledge, however, of barftsu. or
the Japanese system of wrestling. whlch
has more than once been very useful to me-
l slipped through his grip. and he with
horrible scream kicked madly for rev
seconds and clawed the air with both his
hands But for all his efforts he could not
get his balante and over he went with
my face over the brink l saw him fall Tor
a long way Then he struck rock. bound
ed off and splashed into the water.
/ listened with amazement to this eXpia-
nation, which Holmes delivered between the
puffs of his cigarette.
But the tracks, 1 cried. II saw, with
my own eyes, that two went down the pain
and none returned.
1T came about in this way. The instant
that the professor had disappeared 1T struck
me what a really extraordinarily lucky
chance Fate had placed in my way. knew
that Moriarty was not the only man who
had sworn my death. There were at least
three others whose desire for vengeance
upon me would only be increased by the
death of their leader. They were all most
certainly get me. On the other hand, if all
the world was convinced that | was dead
they would take liberties, these men, they
would soon lay themselves open, and sooner
or later / could destroy them. Then 1t
would be time for to announce that
was still in the land of the living So rapid