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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-06-28

and lighting systems, and that pro-
vision should be made for submitting
such questions to the people upon re-
quest from a reasonable number of
voters and at such elections, the votes
of a majority shall decide. Such
public ownership should be safeguard
ed by the merit system of appointment
and tenure of Office so as to prevent
the building up of political machines
and the perpeJuatiOn of boss rule
I'VE declare that the present laws
for assessing the property Of steam
railroads and other public service cor
pOrations should be SO changed as to
compel the assessment of these prop
critics at not less than their salable
value and to prevent their evasion Of
just taxation.
eve favor the election of United
States senators by direct vote of the
people.
I'VE favor the initiative and refer
the issuing of municipal and county
bonds and the granting of public
franchises"
John r. Mclean Resigns.
The chairman read a communica-
ton from J. r. Mclean resigning his
membership in the national commit
tee The resignation was accepted. In
answer to a question the chairman
said that the vacancy would be filed
temporarily by the national commit
tee and permanently by the delegates
to the next national convention.
For the nomination for governor the
names of Lawrence T. Neal, J. NJ. Pat
tison, J. C. Welty, Brand Whitlock, B.
F. McCan, Hiram d. Peck, S. NJ. Hun
ter and A R. Vancleaf, were presented.
There was no choice on the first bal
lot but Pattison led by more than $50
votes, Welty being second.
Pattison was nominated on the second
ballot
John NJ. Pattison is a Cincinnati bus
mess man whose home town is Milford,
a suburb of Cincinnati.
Senator Louis B. Houck, of Knox
county, was chosen for lieutenant gov
ernOr
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-06-28
REGATTA DAY,
Brilliant Weather for Regatta
Contest at POughkeepsie.
Large Crowd Gathers Along the
Hudson in Crafts.

Poughkeepsie N. Y, June 28.-Bril-
liant summer weather with a promise of
favorable water conditions in the late
afternoon marked the day of the annual
intercollegiate regatta on the Hudson.
With six of the most sta1wart crews
ever prepared for the historical rowing
event ready for the effort of their lives,
the most intensely interesting finishes
in the history of the intercollegiate as
sociation are looked for. The first event
Of the afternoon is scheduled for three
o. clock when the university four-oared
crews Ot Syracuse, Cornell, Columbia,
Pennsylvania and Wisconsin will be sent
away over the two mile course, the start
being placed lust one mile above the
bridge. At $40 the freshman eights of
Pennsylvania, Syracuse, Columbia. and
Cornell will race over the two mile dis
tauce and at o'clock the varsity
eights, the eliminating event of the
year, will be sent over the full course of
four miles. In this race crews were en-
tered from Columbia, Syracuse, Wis
consin, Georgetown, Pennsylvania and
Cornell. During the early morning
hours when the tide was running strong
ly on the flood, the water was exceed
ingly choppy and the outlook not alto
gether inviting, but along toward noon
as the tide became slack the seas died
away into rippleS. With no change OF
weather, the crews will race under
SDlCuQlQ COl1Ull4OilS.
Columbia, Syracuse, Wisconsin,
Georgetown, Pennsylvania, and Cornell
Will be placed in positions as named,
the Columbia crew having position No.
1 on the west short
Poughkeepsie filled up over night as
if by magic. Special trains have been
bringing college men, undergraduates
and alumni from all parts of the coun-
try. The little city is alive with col
lege colors.
Cornell remains the favorite in the
betting and with the experts in boating
matters, no crew admitted has the pres
ent polish of the Cornell crew. Whether
they will triumph over the sturdy
Drawn and grit of Syracuse and Wiscon-
sin remains to be seen. Pennsylvania,
Columbia and Georgetown are all re-
garded as factors. There never has been
a more open look to the big race.
Arrangements for the regatta have
been carried out on the usually elab-
ora ate scale. The river today is dotted
with yachts and every kind of pleasure
craft imaginable is here to add to the
picturesque scenes of regatta day.
By 8 o'clock the conditions were ideal
for the four oar race. The wind had
almost died down and it had grown
much warmer.
The Pennsylvanians were the first to
arrive at the starting line.
The varsity four cared race, crews
entered from Syracuse, CoIum bia, Cor
nell, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin,
started at 3:04:15.
At 500 yards Syracuse crossed Col
umbia s bow and led with Cornell
second. Pennsylvania third, Wisconsin
fourth.
Syracuse won varsity four-oared
race; Cornell second; Pennsylvania,
third.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-06-28
CALLS IT ROBBERY.
Governor Hoch Says Stationery Firms
Try to Hold Up State.

Because of alleged "jockeying, the
state executive council this morning
rejected the bids which had been sub
mitted on the contract of supplying
the state house with all its stationery
during the coming year. Two bids
were before the council, one from the
Hall Stationery. company, of Topeka.
and the other from the Zercher Sta
tionery company, of Topeka.
The council went through the bids
carefully, and discovered that articles
which are used in very limited guam
titles We're cut down to cost, or below,
while the staples of which large guam
titles are needed. were annexed to a
good sized profit.
This is nothing in the world but
highway robbery" said Governor
Hoch. ''I want this thing laid over,
and I propose to do a little inVesti-
eating on my own responsibility to see
what the market prices are on these
things. What this state needs is a
purchasing agent to go out on the
market and buy these supplies at the
very best prices obtainable."
On motion of State Auditor Wells,
the bids were rejected. Attorney Gen
eraI Coleman then moved that the
council readvertise for bids, and re-
quire of each bidder a $500 certified
check as evidence of good faith; also
require of the successful bidder a
bond; also specify that the council re-
serves the right to accept any portion
of any bid submitted This motion
passed.
At the present time, the Zercher
company has the contract for supply
ing the state with stationery equip
ment of all kinds. Several years prior
to that, the contract was held by the
Halls
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-06-28
ROBBERS GET $1,000.
Three Men Hold Up a Dearborn Street
Resort in Chicago.


Chicago, June 2S.-Three armed
men held up and robbed the people
in a resort kept by Victoria Shaw in
Dearborn street early today. There
were many persons in the place and
money to the amount of $4,000.
Each of the men carried two re-
volvers. There were five cabmen wait
ing outside, and one of the three at
tended to them while the other two
went inside. Within were fifteen
women and ten men. The two rob-
bers went through the place, driving
the inmates before them.
They lined them all up together in
a room on the second floor, with their
hands in the air. After robbing
they locked them in the room and,
breaking the telephone wires, ran
from the place. The two were joined
by their companion in the street and
the three disappeared in an alley.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-06-28
BAPTIST WOMEN ARE HERE.
CoIored Church Workers From Several
States Participate.

The Women's department of the
Baptist convention, comprising the
western and central states and the
territories an auxiliary of the Nation
al Baptist convention, convened Tues
day in its first anniversary service in
the "B' Street Baptist church, Of
which Rev G. W. Harts is pastor.
The convention opened under au-
spicious circumstances, the roll includ-
ing delegates from the states of Hi
nois, Ohio, Iowa, Nebraska, Indiana
Missouri, Colorado and Kansas.
On account of the late arrival of
some of the delegates, the welcome
addresses and response were deferred
morning was taken up with the regu-
lar routine of business.
Many of the most brilliant pastors
of the denomination are in attendance
upon the convention, and few short
talks were listened to.
In the absence of Rev. E. NJ.
CohrOn of ST. Joseph, No, Rev. T. J.
Carr of Duquoin. Ill. preached the
Introductory sermon from Work out
your own salvation with fear and
trembling"
At the evening session an interest
ing session was opened by an address
of welcome on behalf of the church
by Miss W. Merriweather; on behalf
of the state by Mrs. Hattie E. Brown,
Kansas City, KAN; response, Mrs. j.
B. WinroW, Independence, Mo.
Mrs. Belle Carson, Lawrence, sang
Hold Thou My Hand;' Rev. J. E.
Ford, pastor of the Zion Baptist
church, Denver. Colo, preached from
the subject. 1.-The result of the mis-
sionary effort in Asia, Africa and
America His sermon showed the
subdivisions of the peoples and pre-
diets the final ascendency of that race
of people that has been elevated as
a result of the missionary effort.
The election of officers took place
tndaw At g 20 n m
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TO BE HELD IN ROME.
Place. Named for Next Worlds Sum
day School Convention.

Toronto, Ont. June 2S-The death of
Rev. E. Q. Stretch, a delegate to the
Worlds Sunday School convention from
the Indian Territory, is announced. Mr..
Stretch was stricken with paralysis the
day he arrived in Toronto and died to-
day. He was a member of the execu-
tive committee.
It was announced that the next
worlds convention of Sunday schools
would be held in Rome.
Largely attended meetings at Massey
hall and the Metropolitan church
brought the conference to a close. DR..
James A. B. Scherer of Newberry col
lege, South Carolina, spoke on THE
Duty of America to Japan" He said
that no country in the world so needed
the gospel as Japan. A stirring appeal
was made by Rev. D. Webster David of
Richmond, Va, for help in solving the
problem of the south through the Chris
tian religion. Archibald Forder Of
Jerusalem aroused much interest by
recital OF his work emong the Arabs.
Rev. DR.. PruddefOote OF South Fran
inghanl, Mass, spoke on home mission
work. w. N. Hartshorn Of Boston.
chairman of the executive committee,
announced that the pledges for the next
trienlium had reached $4,000 and that
the committee would not stop until they
had secured twice that amount. It was
announced that Mr.. H. ]. Heinze of
Pittsburg would 60 to Japan next year
with others as a commissioner on Sun
day school work and arrange to place
workers there. Missionary addresses
were also delivered in the Metropolitan
church by Rev. E. E. Chivers of New
York, Rev. Chauncey Murch of Luxor,
Egypt. and Robert E. Spear Of New
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-06-28
Milton Barnes, Is Years Old,
Horribly Mutilated.
Thrown From a Circus Train
Last Night.
JACK DOYLE ARRESTED
Ilaims That He Is Victim Of
Malice.
Employees Threaten Doyle With
Rope.

Milton Barnes, a 16-year old boy.
was thrown from the ". P. Hall circus
train at Baldwin last night. and was
run over by the train. He was badly
mangied, both feet, one arm and the
fingers of the other hand being com
pletely severed. beside internal injur-
les and is dying at the Simmonds
Hospital in Lawrence.
The circus people say that the boy
made statement to Brakeman Doug
las, Of Argentine. to the effect that
Jack Doyle, an employe Of the circus,
threw him from the train. Since his
arrival at tne Lawrence hospital at
daylight this morning the boy has
stated that he did not know the man
who threw him from the train, but
Doyle, or Albert Love. as he gives his
name, was arrested as the train pulled
into the Santa Fe yards this morning.
The arrest was made by Ofhcer Par
GELS, OF the police department. When
Doyle was taken by the policeman the
circus men made a demonstration with
rope, and threatened to hang the
man.
The police believe that Doyle is in
nOcenI- he says that he was dis
charged from the circus at Ottawa by
a wagon boss with whom he had quar-
relied, and got on the train to ride to
Lawrence Wnere ne intended to change
for Kansas City and catch the Hagen
bach show July 4. On the train, ac-
cording to his story, he purchased
beer and whiskey from the supply
wagon, and became intoxicated. Fall
ing asleep on a fiat car he failed to
awake at Lawrence and so came
through to Topeka. "The first inti-
nation of trouble Wss when a police
man woke me uD tais morning and
stuck revolver in my face" is the
statement made by Doyle. He dis
claims any knowledge Of the affair,
and says that his arrest is undoubtedly
the result of the ennaity Of the wagon
boss with whom he quarreled.
The sheriff at Lawrence has teIe-
phoned that he will investigate further
before coming after Doyle, as he was
told that the man who pushed the boy
from the train had taken a train for
Kansas City from Lawrence.
The show train was running in tive
sections when the boy, Milton Barnes.
was thrown from the car. and his
naangled body was found by the enEfn-
eer of the second section. which fol-
lowed the first by a few minutes. Doc
tors at Lawrence say that the boy can
not live.
The Hall show is infested with boys.
ranging from II to IT years of age.
and Barnes was among them.
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WARSHIPS SEEN.
Japanese Torpedo Boats Loom
Up on VladivOstOk Horizon.
General KurOpatkin Is Reported
to Have Been Killed.
OYAMA is ADVANCING.
The Russians Under Pressure
Retire Fighting.
Seventy Thousand Said to Be
Cut Off by NOgi's Army.

vladivostok. June 28.-Japanese
warships, believed to be torpedo boats.
were seen on the horizon today.
Japanese Advance Continues.
st. Petersburg. June 28.-A rumor
spread throughout the city last night
that General Kuropatkin had been
killed. This rumor was connected
sometimes with a report that 10000
Russians had been cut off by General
Nogi's army and that Kuropatl1in had
been taken prisoner.
Nothing conf1rmatory of these ru-
mors has been received either by the
general staff or in press dispatches.
The members of the general staff
say that no reports of special import
ance have been received. A report
received from Linevitch indicates that
the Japanese advance continues stead
lily and that the Russian vanposts ur;-
der pressure are retiring fighting.
A Disquieting Feature.
Gunshu Pass. Manchuria, June %.
The most disquieting feature of the
strategic situation of the Russian
armies is the persistence of the re-
ports that japanese cavalry and light
infantry, with field and machine guns
are working northward of kiren and
west of the Grand Trade route to-
ward BOdune. The Japanese cavalry
on the west is under the command of
General Tamara and Akiama. Cen
eral Linevitch is not attempting seri-
ously to oppose the Japanese advance
along the front but is drawing in his
outpost lines upon pressure.
Bridge Is Saved.
Harbin, Manchuria, June 2S.-A des-
perate plot to destroy the bridge over
the Sungari river has been frustrated
in time. Under orders from the Japan
ese a number Of Chinese bandits had
for some time quietly been assembling
in the village of Fudiaden to execute
the enterprise. Upon information given
by an informer the village was sur
rounded and 450 bandits armed with
rifles and revoIvers and a large quanti-
ty of dynamite were captured. The loss
of this bridge might have proved an
irreparable disaster in the event of Cen
eral Linevitch being defeated south Of
the river
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-06-28
TOPEKA WAS EIGHTH.
In Class Competition at Gymnastic
Convention at Indianapolis.

indianapolis, June 2S-The com
mittee which is supervising the work
of revising the averages of the Turner's
who competed in the athletic events
of the North American gymnasium,
made public the following percentages:
Class competition-(t (third group
class, composed of from Is to % men)
central verein, Pittsburg first, S3.05;
Turnverein, San Francisco second.
sos. Class competition,-(s (second
group, teams composed of from II to
II men) Turnverein Topeka, Kansas,
eighth, 1908; Turnverein, Leaven-
worth, Kansas, twenty-fifth, 59.68; So
zialer Turnverein, Denver, twenty
eighth, $500.
San Francisco. sixteenth, 70.
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GO BACK TO WORK.
Only About 1000 Out of 10000 LODI
Strikers Remain Out.

Warsaw, Russian Poland, June 2s.-
The conditions at Lodz are unchanged
excepting that most of the workmen
have returned to work. Out of so, 600
men about 1000 from twenty-five fac
tories remain out. Martial law still pre-
walls, the streets are constantly pa
trolled and the liquor shops are all
closed. The universal condemnation of
the strike movement at LODI has had
the effect of quieting the situation and
it is expected that the remaining strik-
ers will soon resume work.
There was q reiteration on the War
saw bourse today of the rumor that the
mobilization of troops in Russian
Poland had commenced and possibly
might be expected in Warsaw in two
days and it caused considerable excite
ment. It IS claimed that If mobiliza-
tfon is attempted here It will lead to ser
ious disturbances
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NOME IS CUT OFF.
Forest Fires Have Destroyed the Teie-
graph Line.

Seattle, Wash, June 28.-Forest
fires along the banks of the Yukon
river between the mouth OF the Tan
ana river and Eagle City have cut off
all communication with Nome and ST.
MichaeIs and for the past four days
the local cable Office has been unable
to establish any communication with
these points on Bering sea. Advices
reaching here from points this side Of
the break state that the fires are worse
than for several years in the district
affected. Miles of wire and poles are
believed to have been burned down.
Fire also is raging on Prince OF
Wales Island and many of the resi-
dents have fed to southeastern Alaska.
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INDICATIONS OF RAIN.
But Even a Circus in Town Caused Nc
Precipitation.

Even with a circus in town the gov
ernment prognosticator was afraid to
forecast rain. The sky has been cloudy
and to all appearances the circus
should have been excuse enough for
precipitation more than the mist which
fell this morning for a few minutes.
The forecast for Kansas is partly
cloudy tonight and Thursday; cooler
Thursday and north and west portion
tonight Today's corn and wheat re-
gion bulletin says: CLOUDY weather
prevailed over central and eastern
Kansas. Light showers have occurred
in southern, eastern and northwestern
Kansas and western Missouri. The
day temperatures have fallen slightly
and the night temperatures have risen,
except a decided rise in day tempera-
lures in northwestern Kansas"
The maximum and minimum tenn
peratures reported for the - hours
ending this morning at seven o'clock,
were:
Dodge City. $50; Dresden, 96-6s;
Fort Scott, 90-70; Macksville, $3.50;
Mcpherson, 1910; Manhattan, 1854;
Usage City, 92-70: Russell, $50; Sc
dan, 90-74; Topeka, 85-6T; Toronto
92-68; Wichita, 86-72.
The wind at noon was east. blow
ing 6 miles an hour. The Kansas
river at seven o'clock this morning
registered 10 feet. The reading on
the river gauge yesterday morning
was I2.4 feet. The hourly tempera-.
lures recorded by the government
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FANS IN SUBWAY.
Underground Route Has Proved Too
Hot for Comfort.

New York, June 2s.-Arrangement
have been perfected between officials
OF the InterborOugh Rapid Transit
company and of the rapid transit com
mission. whereby large fans revolving
at a high rate of speed are to be
placed in manholes in the roof of the
subway at frequent intervals to cool
the air which, in recent weeks, has
become extremely oppressive in the
downtown sections of the underground.
Provisions were made when the tunnel
was built for such a contingency and
Installation of the fans viii be com
paratively an easy task. Power for
operating the fans viii be easily OBJ
tanned from the third rail.
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OWED So, 100000.
Failure of Knight, DonnelIy & Co. As
sumes Gigantic Proportions.

Chicago, June 28.-The failure of
the grain and stock brokerage firm of
Knight Donnelly & Co., which occur
red several days ago, has assumed
gigantic proportions
Although Receiver Potter has not
yet finished examination of books of
the concern, enough was learned TODAY
TO approximate the liabilities. They
viii aggregate not far from s3,OOO,0 900.
The assets may sum up $2,5OO,0OO,
although these may dwindle consider
ably owing to the character of many
OF the leans made by the firm.
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IN GOOD SPIRITS.
Secretary Hay Appears Also to Be
Gaining Strength.

Newbury. n. H, June 2s.-From the
bedside of Secretary of State Hay, at
his summer home, THE Fells,'' it was
announced today that the secretary
passed a very comfortable night He
appeared much stronger this forenoon
and was in excellent spirits.
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Weather InlicatIona.

Chicago. June 2s.-Forecast for kan
sas: Partly cloudy tonight and Thurs
day; cooler Thursday and in north and
west portions tonight; variable winda
shifting to northwest
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Temneraturea b - Cifiea.

Chicago, June 2s.-Temperaturas 2 2.
m: New York, 81; Philadelphia, IS:
Chicago. Sc; Cincinnati, 81; Boston, 5as
Washington. 81; Minneapolis, 56; Sc
Louis. So.
The Imperial press., 1905-09-23

long as the defendants did not
 drive the hogs into the ditch, and
 made af1 effort to get them out,
 when they went in of their own
 accord, any pollution of the wat
 CT which resulted was accidental
 and defendants were not reSpon- sible for 1t. The results of this decision are far reaching Tn the extreme. It means simply that not only must Imperial drink
 whatever filth the farmers send down, but also that the farmers themselves must stand for what ever their neighbors higher Up the ditch, put into 1t. There is a public road running alongside almost every ditch in the Inperi- al Valley. The ditches cannot conveniently be fenced, for they must be accessible to the zanieroS and employees of the water com pan1es. Every mans stock Can Accidentally" foul the water and the owner be blameless. The in- evltable result will be, hogs and cattle i'll the ditChes, ad libtum. The dilemma in which this state of affairs places the people of Inn perlal Is a serious one. Can we risk our health by using the foul- ed and nasty water from the ditch for drinking and domestic purposes? We say, No. What then? Get clean water, pure and clear. here from? The mair canal, 3 miles south of Imperial This water can be brought in a pipe from a protected settling ba- sin, and will be clean and pure, will be under pressure and there will be no danger or possibility of pollution. Water brought to Imperial ill this way will have pressure enough to generate suf- flc1ent power to run the ice plant, electrlc lights and creamery and the cost of the pipe will not much exceed the cost of the steam pow CT plant and fuel for a year that is now in use. Let the Cham Der of Commerce think this over.