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The Washington times., 1906-08-21

VALPARAISO, Aug. 21.-The city
is gradually awakening from he
daze into which it was thrown by
the earthquake which wrought such
disaster here last Thursday night.
Profting by the example Of San
Franei zeo- the flames which threat
ened to cSmplete3y lpe out the
city were stayed by the liberal use
of dynamite and other high explo-
sives, Of which there was an ample
supply
II viii be impossible for many
days 10 form an adequate idea of
the loss Of life or property. Esti-
mates vary as 10 the death list
from 200 10 1900 in this city alone,
and the estimates of loss Of prop
erty range between S75,OOo,OOo and
$500, 10000. As "a matter Of fact, it
is impossible as yet to more than
guess at either.
The citizens are calmer. and. as the
grows less. many are returning 10 The
city from the hills. ready 10 participate
in tie wcrk OF making the city habitable
again.
Banks Opening.
No time will De lost I'm resuming bust
ness. Arrange were made by the
managers of the banks today 20 keep
open from 10 o'clock until noon each
day. This will have a wholesome effect
on the people and tend 10 improve the
situation generally.
Sufficient water for drinking purposes
/ is now being supplied, Notwithstanding
the burst IN the mains caused by the
! eqrthquake Arrangements have been
made for the distribution OF food to the
/ needy and the injured are being cared
: for.
As soon as possible steps viii be taken
! to clear away the debris in the streets
and from buildings whose walls are still
standing. In the business section many
Of the buildings can be restored for ser
vice without great effort. The impos-
/ sibflity OF securing labOrers has pre-
vented this work from being done. With
| the return Of frightened residents from
the hills about the citv where thew have
| Deen living LOE several UaAS IL Is ADpC4
10 get the necessary help 10 clear out
the partially wrecked business houses.
Robbers and Ghouls Shot.
The discovery that robbers and ghOuls
were at work iooting the damaged
buildings and stealing from the bodies
of the uuburled dead aroused the city
last night The killing Of several rob
bers by guards Is believed 10 have put
an end TO the plundering.
The greatest difficulty 20 be overcome
is 70 provide shelter for the homeless.
Not more than 20 per cent OF the houses
IN the residence districts escaped serious
damage To provide suitable sccommo-
dations for the thousands whose homes
were ruined. where they can be pro-
tected from the wintTy weather. is
serious problem. u will be solved IA
the best manner possible.
Relief supplies are beginning to reach
the city by steamer from other ports
in quantities sufficient to insure against
famine. The people are now assured
that they can secure enough food by
steamer, and this dread has been elini-
mated from the worries before them.
The railroads will be restored as rapidly
as. possible. so that the transportation
Of food supplies overland can be re-
sumed.
II is evident that Valparaiso is the
center of the seismic disturbances. most
OF the destruction among the smaller
The Washington times., 1906-08-21
Do Niagara FaIIs Excursions.

Pennsylvania Railroad popular ten-day
T. D. and October u. Special train OF
parlor cars, dining car and coaches leaves
Washington 1855 g. m. Further psrt.cu-
lars Of ticket agents.-Ady.
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DOWNTOWN TEMPERATTTRI

Rsgistersd Ameelrs Standard Thermom,
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TIDE Table.

HARPERs FERRY. Aug. 2l.-BOth
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CONTINUED On Second PageJ
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-09-04
FRANzMATHEs CAN SHOOT SOME.
New Kind of a Vaudeville Stunt Oner-
ed at the Novelty.

A most entertaining show. with each
number on the bill far above the aver
age. is that at the Novelty theater this
week, and the audiences. which filled
performances so far have given each act
the stamp Of their approval with vigor-
Gus applause. There is one number on
the bill a little out Of the ordinary,
the vaudeville stage and those which
are do not compare with it for merit
It IS the rife shooting of F'ranzmathes
and Miss Lewis, Franzmathes does most
gree in handling a rife A good many
of his shots are thrilling especially
when he knocks small disks from the
fingers of Miss Lewis and also the ashes
on the end of a cigar which she holds
in her month He concludes his act by
breaking in rapid succession a string Of
glass balls which are fastened to a
crown that sets on Miss Lewis head.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-09-04
BRYAN IN CHICAGO.
The Programme Included Reception,
Luncheon and Speeches.

Chicago. Sept. William J. Bryan
and party arrived in Chicago at 8s15 to-
day over the Grand Trunk railroad. The
party disembarked at the Forty-seveDTh
street station, five miles from the down
town district and made the remainder
of the journey tos the Auditorium hotel
IN automobiles.
Mr.. Bryan was met at the station by
q large party OF local Democrats made
up of members of the Iroquois and JET
ferson clubs. The first man 70 greet NJ.
Bryan as he stepped from the train was
Mayor Dunno.
The entire party then posed for pho
tographs in front of the train which vas
placarded from end to end
Mr.. Bryan's programme for the day
comprised an informal reception at the
Auditorium hotel which lasted through
several hours of the morning. Shortly
before noon he was driven 10 the head
quarters of the Iroquois CLUB Where he
was entertained at luncheon. Addresses
were made by President John w. Eek
hart and by MI Bryan.
In the evening Mr.. Bryan will be the
guest of the Jefferson club at ban
quet in the Auditorium hotel.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-09-04
LOCAL MENTION.

W. r. Stubs of Lawrence denies that
he is planning to move to Topeka, and
live in the Popenoe residence.
The Central Christian church viii
hold an ice cream social at the home
of Mrs Overton, Fifteenth street and
Washburn avenue, this evening. People
will be hauled in d hay rack from the
end of the Washburn car line.
w. W. Harvey of Ashland was nomi-
mated Saturday on the Republican tick
ct as county attorney of Clark coun-
ty Mr. Harvey was formerly a law
partner of Harry Bone, United States
district attorney.
The Topeka Nets defeated the .Hew-
tits Foundry Monday at Oakland Score.
81 Batteries. PEock. and Simms; H.
F.. White and Butler.
James T. Bradley. receiver of the
First National bank, has returned
from several weeks spent on the Pa
cifc coast and at Seattle. Washington
With the return Of the receiver things
commence to pick I'D in the affairs Of
the bank. A movement Will be set on
foot to declare a dividend within a
month.
The following building permits have
been let. Dwelling. $500. 1922 Fill
more street. w D. Storrs; dwelling,
$500. Douthitt and-PoIk streets P. G.
Atchisons. dwelling. $4,000, 1925 Tay-
Tor street. R. D. Blaine.
Assistant City Attorney Ralston has
returned from a vacation sDelt in
C6ney county
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-09-04
FUsIoNIsTs MEET Ar LINCOLN.
Democrats and PopuIists Meet and
Name a County Ticker.

Lincoln, Kan, Sept 4.=The county
Democratic convention met here Sat
urday in the courthouse. It was q
joint convention of Democrats and
Populists and was the largest and
most enthusiastic that has been held
for years. The old veteran Democrat.
H T. Tatum of Barnard. Kan, was
made chairman of the convention and
c. H. Berry, secretary. There never
was a more harmonious convention
ever held by the fusion forces and yet
there was much of interest and a
number of hot contests among candi-
dates. It required four ballots to set
tie the fight for clerk of the district
court and six ballots in the contest
for commissioner of tho First district
No nominations were made for
county treasurer or county superin-
tendent as there seems to be no desire
to contest the present incumbents of
these offices. The nominations were
as follows: Representative, H. W.
Rameier; sheriff. Chas. Tilton; county
attorney. John J. McCurdy; register of
deeds, Geo. Hutchinson: county clerk,
John Burt; probate judge, A. Artman;
clerk of court. H w. Hemminger;
coroner. W. A. Hulen; surveyor S. H.
Brunt; commissioner of First district,
c. H. Berry.
Brief but strong resolutions were
adopted.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-09-04
SUIT FOR MANY MILLIONS.
Leipzig Man Trying to Get Hold of
some A. T. & S. F. Bonds.

suit was filed in district court here
today by Frudeich Noehad Of Leipzig.
Germany VS.. Herman c. Himers. If
New York city, by Charles Blood Smith
in which the Atchisen. Topeka & Santa
Fe railroad WIS also named as offend
ant.
The action is in the nature os I gar
nishment suit to recove~ he sum Of
s13T. 27.Sl with interest from Nnvcmber
;. 1898, less the amount # $500 ~h,ch
has been ,5aid, being ts:e anourt CT a
Judgment secured against HiimeTs il
the state of New York
The plaintiff Nochad alleges that the
defendant Hilmers is a member of a
firm of New ork brokers holding a
large amount of Santa Fe bonds. The
garnishment action Is brought in To-
peka because the bonds Of the Santa
Fe must be listed with the secretary of
state according to the Kansas laws.
and the plaintiff hopes in this manner
to secure possession of the bonds in
satisfaction of the judgment secured
in New York in 1898.
Nochad, who is a native of Germany,
is also a member Of a rich firm of New
York bankers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-09-04
DEMOCRAT GAINS.
Plurality in Arkansas Is Larger Than
in 1904.

Little Rock, Ark, Sept. 4.-Incom-
plete returns indicate that Arkansas
gave Congressman John S. Little,
Democratic candidate for governor, a
plurality of fully $4,000. In some of
the northwestern counties, rain caused
a light vote, but the Republican losses
there are more marked than those of
the Democrats
Conservative estimates give Little a
majority of $4,000 over the combined
vote of the Republican, Socialist and
Prohibition candidates. Two years ago
Governor Jeff Davis (Dem.) had a
majority of 34,102 over all.
Adlyes from the heavy negro coun-
ties, such as Phillips and Jefferson, are
that the negro vote was almost elimi-
mated but few negroes appearing at
the polls. The white vote turned out
in large numbers, and gave large ma
5Orities for Little for governor and for
the Democratic legislative nominees.
The poll tax requirement was en-
forced almost generally throughout the
state. It is stated that tn e fear Of de-
linQuents that they would be required
to pay penalties agBregating SO If they
failed to vote kept many from the
polls.
If the ratio of Republican losses in
dicated in Jefferson. Phillips, st. Francis
and other counties where the negro
vote Is large. is maintained the total
vote for Worthington will fall at least
10 600 short of what Myers (RepO re-
ceived (53. $3.50 in 1904. At the same time,
Titles vote Will be fully equal to that
of Governor Davis (91 .g91) two years
ago. If Titles vote goes over 100, 900
his prediction of so, 900 plurality for him
self will be verified.
More than ordinary interest centers in
the election Of the legislators and state
senators, since a successor to United
States Senator James H. Terry is to be
elected at the next session Of the Iegis-
lature.
Governor Jefferson Davis has been
nominated at the state primary by the
Democrats, and viii be elected by {.
large majority
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-09-04
Munsing Underwear.
MILLS STORE NEWS
The Passing Of the Old
The Advent Of the New
Wayne Hosiery.
Throughout the Store

Just now the store is in sort Of transition
period that's perhaps interesting any time
during the year All the buyers have returned from
their business trips search of attractive merchan-
disc for the coming fall and winter. And in nearly
every department some of the new goods have al
ready arrived-merchandise that fairly radiates
beauty and style and newness Tomorrow you will
get the first view of new Suits, New Coats and
New Skirts that only arrived in Topeka yesterday
The New Automobile Wells very attractive and
stysh-a fine assortment of them in the Millinery
Section where the New Fall Hats are being unpaek-
ed The New Plaid Silks for waists Satur-
day The Wool Dress Goods department has the
finest and largest lines of materials for your
gown that we've ever shown. One of our windows
shows a very popular color 9 Bordeau." Other de-
sirabe colors at the counters.
Miss Maier and Miss Davis will be ready to
talk with you about making your Fall Dress after
today.
Use McCalrs Patterns Are Emnenty Satisfactory
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-09-04
JOINS HIS COMRADES IN JAIL.
Buss Cross. Alleged Brass Thief, TAX
en- Into Custody.

The drag net of H H German.
special agent for the Santa Fe. was
drawn this morning and was almost
empty as there was but one brass thief
entangled in its meshes, Buss Cross.
Cross is said to be a mem Der of the
organized gang of thieves that have
been stealing metal from the Santa
Fe for the past six months and was
implicated by the confession of one Of
the other members of the gang, who is
now in the city prison.
He is now in the county Jail where
twelve of the gang are now quartered
and where they can hold their meet
ings without the interferency of the
outside world. He is about the last
of the gang who was at large and has
managed to avoid arrest for the last
week by keeping out Of sight of the
detectives.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-09-04
OskaIoOsa Man Declines to Run
for Congress Against Curtis.
Decides He Has a Better Chance
for County Office.
WANT H. B. KELLY.
Democrats Would Give Nomina-
tiOn to Topeka Republican.
Mr. Kelly Decides Not to Get
Into the Fight.

4 meeting of the First district Demo-
cratic congressional committee has been
called for Saturday next at which time
the committee will place a candidate in
the field against Mr.. Curtis. the Repub-
Hcan nominee. to fill the vacancy in the
nomination caused by the defamation OF
H. B. Sehaeffer of Oskaloosa, to make
the run for office.
Mr.. Schaener received the Democratic
congressional nomination at the regular
First district convention which was held
some time ago. Since then his friends
in Jefferson county prevailed upon him
that he had a chance to be elected coun-
ty attorney of that county If he would
accept the Democratic nomination for
the place and Mr.. Schaeffer saw a bet
ter chance for victory for that office
than he did to beat Mr. Curtis, so he de-
clined the nomination for congress and
his declination was accepted at d meet
of the congressional committee which
was held in this city on Saturday last
No effort was made at that time, tc fill
the vacancy, and adjournment being
taken for a week so that the situation
could be canvassed and the man VINO
could make the best fight selected.
It came to the attention of the com
mittee that H. B. Kelly, although Re
publican, might accept the nomination,
and that he would make a vigorous
campaign against Mr.. Curtis
Mr.. Kelly has had the matter under
consideration for several days, and to-
day announced that he would be
obliged to decline to run on the Demo-
cratic ticket He said today
Il would personally like to go in and
make fight on Curtis, and I would
make 1t without gloves. Curtis ought
to be defeated. He is opposed to tariff
revision. and the people are for tariff
revision. He Is a corporation congress
man tied UP in every way to the rail-
roads and allied corporate interests.
He ought to be defeated. and nothing
would please me more than to make a
fight on him.
But I have consulted with my wife
and son, and they are both opposed to
my going into politics. I have conclud-
ed to abide by their wishes and refrain
from being a candidate for congress. /
don't care for the honor of being in
congress, where my hands would be tied
unless we had a very decisive majority.
But I would like to help beat Curtis.
don't care who knows what 1 think on
that proposition.
In the event of Mr.. Kelly receiving
this nomination the. Democrats would
have two congressional candidates who
in times past have been considered Re
lspubiicans. Mr.. Kelly rs one and the
other is J. w. Moore who was nomi-
mated for congress. by the Democrats in
the Fourth district at their regular
convention.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-09-04
SLOWED AWAY $4,000.
Big Consignment Of Black Bass for the
NeoshO River.

Charles Myers has done a good thing
for the city and county Some time
ago he took UP correspondence with
the fish commissioner and under the
advice and recommendation of Con-
gresham Miller he received notice that
"a, 900 black bass would be sent to him
Monday of this week to place in the
waters Of the Neosho. The little fell
lows arrived on time, Myers received
an hour or less later they were rolled
out into the Neosho Just below the
bridge. They were two inches and less
IN length. but some day you will be
pulling them out on a line weighing
several pounds. The bass are shipped
here from ACKNOWLEDGMENT Grove
Guard
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-09-04
HE WAS TOO BAD TO KEEP.
Ernest Arnold Explains How He Got
Out of Reformatory.

Ernest Arnold. a black boy less
than Is years of age, was picked up
by the police Sunday charged with
violation of his parole from the re-
formatory and is now in the county
jail awaiting the arrival of the Of
ficers from the institution
He claims that the officers would
not keep him because he was so bad
and let him loose, but in as much as
the institution is maintained for boys
of. his character, his story does not i'm
press the officers and he will be taken
back He claims that he has been in
the reformatory three terms and that
he has lots of aequaintances there
and that he would just about. as~leare
be taken back as not.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-09-04
ALL DAY MEETING OF BAPHsTs-
Religious Picnic to Be Held at Garfield
Park sunday Next.

There will be an all day meeting at
Garfield park next Sunday. September
3. The meeting will be known as a
Baptist rally and viii be under the
auspices of the North Topeka and
other Baptist churches of the city
Most of those who attend will bring
their lunch baskets.
The Sunday school will meet at 9:45
a. m At II o'clock Rev P. W. Gran
nell. president Of the Kansas City Bap-
fist Theological seminary. will speak.
At 2 D. m. there will be an address
and Sunday school conference by Rev
J. D. Springston. state Sunday school
secretary.
At o'clock, Young Peoples session,
followed by an address by Rev. S. E.
Price. D. D, president Of the Ottawa
university
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-09-04
GEORGIA FOR BRYAN.
Also Two Cent Fare and Disfranchise-
ment of Negroes.

Macon, Ga. Sept. 4.-The unani-
nous nomination Of Hoke Smith for
governor of Georgia and the endorse
ment of ". J. Bryan for president in
acted today by the Democratic state
convention. The platform adopted
contains many radical recommended
tions and substitutes the majority vote
in primaries for nominating conven-
tions in gubernatorial contests. Two
cent railroad fares. state railroad con-
troll and negro Acknowledgement are
demanded
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-09-04

Davenport. Ia, Sept At took only
three rounds for Abe Attell last night
to prove himself still the champion of
the featherweight fighters. He carried
the fight 50 fast to Frank Carsey in that
period that Carsey threw up the sponge
and dropped from the list IF candidates
for the championship.
The fight was Attell's all through
Carsey's swings going wild and Abe
delivering only punches that count I'd. In
the second round he landed hard Oh
Carsey's nose. and he poked his left
into the Italians face so often that it
looked pretty raw, and Carsey was
MAINLY o1ltclassed
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-09-04
..KatY., AppeaIs- Ron s1Oz Judgnent

An appeal was filed with the SUI
preme court of the state today by the
Missouri. Kansas & Texas Railway
company from judgment of a jury in
the district court for Miami county
awarding $1o750 damages and SIS
counsel fee to H. Mcdowell because a
lot Of manure and stubble. some clover
and other grains were destroyed by fire
which he alleged was caused by. sparks
from an engine of the railway com
pany on November 10. 1904.
Mcdowell sued for 1922 damages
and $3.50 counsel fee and the railway
company appeals from the judgment
on the ground that Judge W. H. Shell
don. who presided at the trial of the
suit erred in his rulings and in the adj
mission of certain evidence.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-09-04

E w. White. young man Of ster-
ling ability and personality, who is a.
graduate of Chicago Institute and
Training school. was assistant under
W. E. Day of Dayton. Ohio: also d.
rector of the National Cash Register
company's physical work and play
ground of Dayton, Ohio. has recently
resigned as assistant physical director
of the Chicago Central Y. NJ. c. A.,
which is the largest in the world, to
become physical director of the local
Topeka yesterday from Chicago.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-09-04
Another IIftIe Russia Revolution.

A small insurrectlOn broke out IN
Little Russia Sunday and when the
smoke of the affray had lifted Markey
Degand, who belongs to the gentle sex.
decided that she had been mistreated
by one Joseph Bugle.
She appeared at the county attor-
ney's Office and swore to a warrant
charging that Bugle did feloniously as
sault, strike and beat her contrary to
the statutes of the state. Joseph
will be dragged before the city magis-
trate and given a chance to enumerate
his causes for tne assault
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-09-04
JIDI WHITAKER IN A WRECK
Pure Milk Company Wagon Run Down
by an Electric Car.

Jim Whitaker. Is years old, and a
driver of a milk wagon in the employ
og the Topeka Pure Milk company.
met with an accident at noon today,
which will probably result in causing
him to use extreme caution in crossing
street railway tracks in the future. His
wagon was struck by a westbound
street car at the corner of Tenth and
Polk streets, overturning the wagon.
Whitaker escaped with a few scratch
es about the face and hands. Other
wise he was uninjured The bottled
milk suffered the most damage.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-09-04
GOES EAST AS FOREMAN.
AureI Rulings, santa Fe Man, Gets a
Place In New Jersey.

Aurel A. Rulings. who for nine years.
has been a pattern maker in the Santa
Fe shops, has resigned and viii leave
today for Chrome. N J., where he viii
enter the employ of the Chrome Steel
Works, one Of the largest institutions
of its kind, as foreman, AR Rulings
is a young man but has become pro-
ficient as a pattern maker and VIII be
the foreman Of this part of the fack
tory. Of the eastern CORPORATE
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-09-04
MCGUIRE WAS \ "BoBTAIL."
Man Arrested as a Deserter Proves to
Have Been Discharged.

Joseph E MCGUIRE. who was arrested
by Officers Palmer and Duncan Sunday
as a deserter, proves to be what Jailor
Kinney terms a bob tail" According
to the vernacular of the jailor at the
city prison, a bob tall is a soldier who
has been dishonorably discharged from
the army
The officers are shy the fifty dollars
reward which they expected to get for
the arrest of a deserter and the bob
tall will be turned loose and permitted
to go his way until he is again picked
up by some officer as a deserter.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-09-04
whole Towns washed Away.

Lahore, India, Sept. floods have
devastated q large section Of Behar
district. Whole villages have been
obliterated, great areas of food crops
have been destroyed and the indigo
crop is ruined. There is nine feet Of
water on the low lying lands. The in
habitants have sought refuge in the
hills.