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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-02
is DEAD IN Mine.
Blown Shot ExpIOdes 4 1000 Feet
Below Ground.
All the Miners in the Shaft Lost
Their Lives.
FULL NIGHT SHIFT
Luckily Was Not Working When
Explosion Occurred.
The Workings We're Not Ser
iOusIy Damaged.

Salt Lake. Utah, Dec. Am explosion
occurring late last night in mine No /.
at Diamondville. Wyo.. caused heavy
loss of life. The disaster occurred at
11:15 o'clock last night.
Through teIphonic communication with
the mine offices at Diamondville. it is
learned that Is men, all who were in
the mine, were killed. Nearly all Of
these were English miners, who came
to the Wyoming mines direct from Eng
land.
At II o'clock today five bodies had
been recovered. Had the full night shift
been at work in the mine. the loss of
life probably would have been appalling
At the mine it is said that a blown
shot was the cause of the disaster The
small shift of 1S men were working four
thousand feet down in the mine, knook-
ing down coal to be taken out by ths
day shift. Presumably, the men were
close together in a bunch when the
blown" shot of giant powder exploded.
At the mine offices it is said that tbs
workings are not materially damaged
and that the mine will be shipping its
usual output within four or five days.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-02
CABLE DOES NOT WORK
Connection Between London and St
Petersburg Is Severed.

London, Dec. 2.-4:45 p. m.-COmmuni-
cation between London and St. Peters
burg via the Great Northern Telegraph
company was severed this afternoon.
Messages were received this morning,
but nothing has reached here since noon.
The company's officials in London are
unable to communicate with their office
in St. Petersburg. They have no infor-
nation as to the cause Of The stoppage.
The Associated Press, which always
has received dispatches from its st.
Petersburg office each day before noon.
has received nothing from that Office
since about II O'Clock last night.
Troops Growing UnFuly.
Warsaw, Dec. 2.-The emperors ukase
repeating martial law in Russian Poland
was gazetted here today. The infantry
and cavalry patrols have disappeared
from the streets but some of the soldiery
are still concealed IN court yards and
police stations. Military disturbances
are occurring in the government OF
Ionazha At the Zembroff, the army re-
serve men have nutined, demanding to
be returned home. The officers club
was attacked and the windows were
broken. Troops were sent from Lomzha
to ouelI the riot, but they declare they
will not shoot their comrades if ordered
to do so. Serious disturbances have ta-
ken. place among the troops garrlsoning
the fortress of Ossowiee.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-02
VANDIVER'S REPLY.
In the Injunction Proceedings of the
New York Life.

Jefferson City, No, Dec. 2-W. D.
Nandiver, state superintendent of in
surance, through his counsel, Attorney
General Hadley, +. w. Lehman and
John M. Wood, today filed in the Uni
ted States circuit court here his reply
Insurance company in the Injunction
proceedings recently instituted by the
New York Life company to overthrow
his order TeYOking its Missouri license.
superintendent Vandiver, charged at
the time he ordered the company'S Ii
cense revoked that the New York Life
had forfeited its right to continue busi-
ness in Missouri.
He cited the testimony brought out
before the New York legislative fnvesti-
cation committee to the effect that
President Mccall and his associates had
during four years nast spent large sums
of money to secure desired state Iegfs-
lation and in campaign fund contribu-
tions,
In the reply fled today Mr.. Vandiver
accuses President Mccall of debauch-
ing public morals, cOrrupting legislation
and loOting the funds of polieyholders
by eXtravagant ventures and reckless
speculation.
The answer fills ten typewriter
pages. It contains direct and severe at
tacks on President Mccall, Vice Presi-
dent George W. Perkins and other Of
ficers of the New YO Life. It directs
specific attention to the charge that
Mccall and Perkins have, in bad and in
questionable real estate Investments,
lost ST. 000, coo of the cOmpanys money.
He maintains that the Missouri in
surance department has the right to re-
uure insurance companies doing busi-
ness in the state to manage their affairs
in a proper manner, and to insist on
election Of new officers and the adop-
tfon of new methods that viii insure
the funds Of the policyholders.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-02
WILLIAMS CHOSEN
Democrat Members of the House
of Representatives
Meet and Nominate a Candidate
for the Speakership.
POLICY rs OUTLINED.
Party viii Oppose Any Ship
Subsidy Measure.
viii Stand With the President
on Rate Legislation.
POLICY rs OUTLINED.

Washington, Dec. 2.-The Democrats
of the house met at noon today in the
haIl of the house of representatives for
the purpose of nominating candidates
for speaker, clerk and other elective
offices. The attendance was not large.
as quite a number of members have not
yet arrived in the city. The caucus
was called to order by Mr.. Hay of Vir-
ginia who was the chairman last year.
Representative Henry of Texas was
unanimously elected chairman Without
preliminary business, John Sharp VIII
liams of Mississippi was unanimously
nominated by the caucus. Mr.. Williams
addressed the meeting, making an earn
est plea for harmonious action for the
benefit of the party.
In his speech Mr.. Williams outlined
the Democratic policy and especially as
being opposed to any ship subsidy and
in favor of strong antitrust Legislation
and railway rate legislation. He said
that he and other Democrats had been
accused of following a Republican presi-
dent in the matter Of railway rate legis-
lation, but declared that if a Republican
president took Democratic principles
that was no reason why Democrats
should abandon them.
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10000, 600 ROUBLES.
Is the Estimate Placed on Property
Destroyed at VladivOstOk.

VIadivostok, via Chefoo. Dec. q
Quiet was restored in two days follow
ing the initiation of disturbances. Rep
resentative business men agree with
officials that there is no probability of
a recurrence. The damage is esti-
mated at ten million roubles, mostly
in buildings destroyed by fire. A small
percentage of this sum represents the
destruction Of merchandise. of which
immense quantitnes were there. Thir-
ty-five steamers were awaiting the dis
charge of their cargoes at the time of
Ihe riots.
Undoubtedly the riots were precipi-
tated by the excited condition of the
troops and sailors, consequent upon
the mass meetings held by citizens to
celebrate the emperor's liberty procla-
nation, the enthusiasm at the mass
meetings being accentuated and taken
advantage of by the revolutionary ele-
ments to incite the military to acts of
hoodlumism resulting in riots. There
is an unusual influx of representatives
of American commercial interests to
VIadivostok.
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Reported That Warrants Are
Out for Three.
ONLY ONE is THERE.
W. II. Lininger Says He Knows
Little About Charges.
r. d. Air Asserts That 1t Is
His Own Affair.

IRE insurance rate war has broken
out at AtehisOn, and this time three To-
peka special agents are brought into
the matter, and are charged with viO-
latlng the Kansa antitrust law by
combining on the cost of insurance. A
dispatch from AtchisOn says that war
rants are out for W. H. Lininger, of
the Springfield Fire and Marine; w L
Drum, of the German-American com
pany, and R. D. Air of the Phoenix of
Brooklyn. All these men are from To-
pelza. Warrants are also said to have
been issued against H. A Bush of the
Hartford of Kansas City and Frank
-Mauritzius of the Fire Association of
Philadelphia. The telegraphic advice
also says that all of the men named,
with the exception of Mauritzius, were
on Friday notified by telephone of the
warrants which are standing out against
them and that they had all promised to
be in Atchison today.
So far as the three Topeka men are
concerned it was found that Mr.. Drum
is the only one who is in Atchison to-
day, both Mr.. Lininger and Mr.. Air be-
ing in Topeka.
"Au I know about the matter is what
I have seen in the newspapers said Mr..
Iininger today. mo warrant has been
served on me or notification given me
that there is one in existence We are
not guilty Of combining 10 control the
rates on insurance at Atch1SOn. There
is nothing in that at all. Ever since i
can remember AtchisOn has had trou-
bles over insurance rates. l don't know
what started this affair. I din't promise
to go to Atchison today"
r. D. Air seemed considerably annoy
ed because questions were asked of him
relative to the matter and he replied:
ssI know nothing about it. No warrant
has been issued on me. Whether 60
to AtchisOn or not is my own affair."
It was stated at the office of Mr.. Drum
that he was in AtchtEOn today, but no
explanation was given relative to his
presence there. c. G. Blakely is the
local representative of the company OF
which Mr.. Bush is special agent, but
he could not be seen this morning.
The trouble apparently IS all a result
of the continued rate wars on nre IN
sllrance which have been a characters
tic of Atchison for years. It appears
that these men against whom warrants :
are alleged to have been made out, all
bappened to be in Atchison at the same
time and used a common room Tor an
office some time ago. The agents OF
other companies took an idea from this
that q conspiracy or combination was on
foot and very promptly began a fight
with this present result of probable ar
rests for violations of the Kansas anti
trust law The Atchison agents VINO
brought the proceedings may nave some
further reason, but have not divulged Il
SO far.
The Kansas antitrust law declares
very specifically that no combination
among agents to control insurance rates
shall be tolerated anywhere in the state
It says nothing regarding the reduction
or increase of rates, but makes its spe-
cif7c point regarding conspiracies for
combination to control the situation.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-02
THE SUNDAY STORY.
Remarkable Interest in the state
Journals Serial.

The serial story, 1.-THE Fate of a
Crown" now running in the Sunday edi-
ton Of the State Journal is attracting
wonderful attention and from all ac-
counts is regarded as one of the most
interesting and thrilling pieces of fie-
tion ever printed. Men and women read
it eagerly and anxiously await for the
installments from Sunday to Sunday
Tomorrow morning, for the benefit of
those who have not read the earlier
chapters and who desire to read the
serial from this time on, a brief synop-
sis win be printed giving the thread of
the story from the beginning up to the
first of the three chapters which will
be printed tomorrow.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-02
GRIEVANCES SETTLED.
Rock Island Firemen and officials
Agree on Uniform Rules.

Such grievances as have developed
during the past year on the part of the
hremen employed by the Chicago,
Rock Island & Pacific Railway com
pany have been settled amicably as a
result of conferences which have been
IN progress in Chicago for a number
OF days between the grievance COM
mlttee Of the fremen and Dan Z. Cain
and F. o. Melcher, the general man
ayers OF the system.
Mr.. Cain has just returned from
Chicago and says that the conferences
with the hremen resulted in an adjust
ment of all the differences between
the men and the company in a most
satisfa ct0ry manner to all sides.
These conferences were drawn out
over a number of days and Mr.. Cain
explained that the reason for this was
the efforts that were made with sue
cess to harmonic the rules under
which the dremen on the ChOctaW
division, one of the new lines of the
system. have been working. with those
of the 6remen on the other branches
of the system. This was quite job
as the ChoctaW men had number Of
rules not in force on the other lines
which they did not want to give up
and the firemen on the other lines did
not want to accept them. However, a
satisfactory adjudication of the ques-
tons involved was arrived at and in
the future a set of rules for the work
ing of the f1remen, which was adopted
finally, will be in force over the entire
system, and no longer win firemen on
any division be working under differ
ent regulations from those on another
division.
Among the general requests made
by the grievance committee was that
the hremen be relieved FROM the duty
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-02
PLEAD NOT GUILTY.
Lewis and His Partners Give Bond for
Their Appearance.

st. Louis, No, Dec. 2.-Hdward G.
Lewis, publisher of the Woman
RTse1a5 line nd VVoman's Farm Journal
and rresidert Of the Peoples United
Sfafes hank and Frank = Cabot. sec
refaTv of tl7e publishing company, and
xS1fIIi9r7 n MILLER. assistant secretary
If tbe hank. who were indicted by the
federsl Grand Jury Yesterday, appeared
IN fhe f1rited states circuit court to-
fjav to give bonds for their appear
ance for trial
lewis. Miller and Bond waived pre-
15r'nioar.v hearing and each gave bond
in the sum of $4,000, Lewis giving an
additional bond for 81, 900 because he
alone was indicted on two counts.
Pleas Of not guilty were entered in
all of the cases and the trial was set
for March 5, 1906.
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of cleaning the engines above their
running board as they are now COM
PEELED to do, and this request was not
granted. A similar request was made
by the Santa Fe firemen at their re-
cent annual conference with General
Manager Hurley of the Santa Fe and
ne disallowed it.
Mr.. Cain said that practically all of
men were of a minor character and
that most of the time was spent in ar
ranging a set OF rules that would ap
ply with uniformity to all the divisions
of the road He said such set had
been drafted and that in the main it
was as satisfactory to the men as it
was to the company. He was pleased
with the result of the conferences.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-02
1890 MEN CALLED.
Before a jury Was Secured to Try a
Strike Case.

Chicago, Dec 2.-After eight weeks
and the examination of nearly 800
Veniremen, a jury was secured today to
try Charles Gfhooley who is charged
with causing the death Of a nonunion-
workman during a strike Gilhooley,
it is said was the hired "slugger'' of
the carriage workers union and severe
~ beat a number of nonunion men.
There has been great trouble in Sc
curing the jury because of the reluct-
ance of many of the veniremen to serve
and hundreds of them have declared
themselves prejudiced against labor un-
ions to such an extent that they could
not give Gi1hooIey a fair trial The trial
viii commence on Monday next.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-02
BOASTS THE POLICE.
st. Louis Grand Jury Reports on Con-
ditiOns in the City.

St. Louis, Mo, Dec. I'm making
its final report today the state October
grand jury made a supplementary re-
port characterizing the police depart
ment of St. Louis as .'demoralized''
and ''disorganized, - charging that per-
jury and false testimony is regarded
as duty by policemen and that wit
nesses are terrified and intimidated.
No names are mentioned but the de-
partment is severely denounced and it
is recommended that the December
grand jury more thoroughly investi-
gate
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-02
THOUGHT OF 1T.
Depew Says Report of His Resigna-
ton Is Absurd.

Albany. n. Y. Dec. "A persist
ent rumor that Chauncey M. Depew
had resigned the United States sena-
torship was denied by Governor Hig-
gins today.
SIT Is Absurd -
New York. Dec 2.-Senator Depew
was asked today if he had resigned as
senator. He said:
st have given the matter no
thought. It is absurd. That is as
good as a denial. I am tired of max
ing denials of unpleasant questions"
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Jessie Grady, an inmate of one of
the lower avenue disOrderly houses.
was arrested last night on a charge OF
larceny from the person. The "per-
son" in the case gave his name as
Frank Macklin, and said that the wo-
man stole $40 from his pockets While
he was asleep. Rather than stay and
iell the court how it happened he
went away from the police station this
morning end has not been seen since.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-02
ELK SHOW TO CLOSE.
Final Performance VIII Be Given
Tonight.

Tonight the Elk show will close. It
will be the last chance for the people
of Topeka to see the best bill ever put
on in the city of Topeka in the way
Of vaudeville.
Last night brought out the banner
attendance of the week, 2,114. This
was the kind of a crowd that the show
should have had every night since it
commenced. The performance is re-
markable for the price which is being
charged.
A matinee was given this afternoon
which was well attended. Tonight,
however, a special effort will be made
by all the performers to give an ex-
ceptionally good show. It viii without
doubt be the best of the entire week.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-02
GOES AFTER HAMILTON.
John C. Mccall win Try to Get Him
to Return to America.

New York. Dec. John C. Nc
Call, secretary of the New York Life
Insurance company, sailed today on
the steamer Lucania to go to Paris
and try to induce Andrew Hamilton,
to whom the New York Life has paid
thousands of dollars, to return to this
country and to testify before the in
surance committee.
Today Mr.. DcCal said that he very
much doubted whether Mr. Hamilton
would return to the United States. but
that-he expected to bring back a
statement which was being prepared
by Mr. Hamilton
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swrrCHDrEN ARE NOT IN 1T.
Refuse to join BrotherhOods in Fight
Against Rates.

Buffalo. n. Y, Dec. .2.-The Switch
mems Union of America is not in the
movement launched by railroad broth
erhOods in Chicago for the purpose Of
opposing government regulation of
traffic rates. according to an interview
with Il. II. Hawley, grand master of
that organization. Mr.. HawIev saws
he believes the railroad employees do
not clearly understand President
ROosevelt's attitude on the subject.
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5000 WRITS.
VIII Be Asked for by Counsel for VIII
liaIl r. Hearst.

New York, Dec 2.=Preparations to
ask the courts for the opening of ], 900
ballot boxes, for the service of 5000
writs of mandamus, and for the serv-
ice Of 5000 orders on council and cleo
ton inspectors were made today by
legal counsel for William r. Hearst
in his contest for the New York
mayOralty election. These plans were
made at meeting of his counsel
called to consider the disclosures Of
inaccuracies shown by the opening of
four ballot boxes yesterday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-02
AT BAYONET'S POINT.
Emperor of Korea Was Forced to
Sign Treaty With Japan.

Chefoo, Dec. 2.-Private letters from
Korea tend to confirm the recent reports
from Pekin that the Korean emperor
was practically forced at the point of a
bayonet into an agreement with the
japanese. The enperor's seal was afffx-
ed to the documents by others, resulting
in panic in the palace and cne suicide
of some of the officials
The palace has been under increased
japanese surveillance for the last two
weeks.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-02
DR.. EVANS AT HOME.
Topeka Pastor Returns From New
Jersey Revival.

Dr. w. c. Evans. of the First Meth
odist church, arrived from New Jersey
this afternoon accompanied by his wife
who has been visiting for the past ten
days in Chicago DR.. Evans, who has
been assisting DR.. Wilbur Chapman in
the revival meetings which have been
IN progress in Newark, N T. win oc-
eupy the pulpit at the usual Sunday
services TOMORROW
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-02
KILLED IN A TUNNEL.
Party of Seven Run Into by Train
on a Curve.

New York Dec. 2-Three Iaborers
were killed and four others seriously
hurt today in the Erie railroad tunnel
the train known as the western flyer
which rounded d curve a short distance
from them and was upon the little
party before the men had time to step
off the track where they were working.
One man was instantly killed and two
others died a short time afterward from
their injuries
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-02
MORTGAGE on the Grand.

A $4,000 mortgage has been fled
in the office of the register of deeds
against the Grand opera house The
moFegage mo, g Is mace ia zebFnne n y 5Ts.l5s nTi9
dent of the Amusement Syndicate, and
is in the form Of two notes Of $4,000
each. one Of them to run three and
the other one for six months.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-02
Cnrzons Are HurrEing Home

MarseilIes, Dec. Lord Curzop OF
KedIeston- the former viceroy or
India and Lady Curzon arrived hers
today on the steamer Mongolia fr0In
India and left during the Gay for LoE-
don. Their children remain in soutRs
ern France.
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tied and folded papers per hour.

but it may be a week or more before
he can return to his work at Indian
apolis. He is suffering from nervous
ness caused by overwork
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Chicago, Dec 2.-Forecast for Kan
sas. Fair tonight and Sunday; colder
tonight; rising temperature Sunday af-
ternoon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-02

Chicago. Dec. 2.-7 a. m. tempera-
lures: New York Sc: Boston 30s Phila-
delphia g; Washington "a; Chicago 30s
Minneapolis 8; Cincinnati 10; st. Louis
g.
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Spring Valley. Ill, Dec. 2---John
MITCHELL president Of the United Nine
Workers Of America IS better today,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-02
LIGHT SNOWFALL.
Amounted to But Trace Says Weath-
er Bureau.

The second snow of the seRson fell
during the night. and early risers found
the ground partially covered with a
blanket of pure white this morning.
While the fall was so light that It
amounted TO but a little more than q
trace it was heavier than the first snow
Of the season which fell during the lat
ter part of October.
The temperature today is a little lower
than it was yesterday and though the
sky is a vast sea of clear blue the sun
does not seem to afford any great de-
gree of warmth.
colder weather. is promised for tonight
and Sunday morning with a fair sky
while the temperature viii show a ten
dency to rise later Sunday afternoon.
The wind today is from the northwest
and is blowing at the rate of eight miles
Der hour. The minimum for today was
reached very early this morning ana
was 20 degrees above the zero point.
The maximum for yesterday was reach
ed shortly after the noon hour and was
3S. 49,, -.
The hourly temperatures for the day
were:
7 O'Clock. .22l11 O'clock .24
8 o'clock. .22I12 O'Clock e
9 o'cIock.........23l 1 o'clock ~
10 o'clock. 2 O'Clock. ~
Wind northwest, nine miles az p. M