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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-26
Will Appoint Burtons Successor
WithOuS Delay.
Simply Waiting Until the Va
cancy Occurs.
MR.. STUBBS Is BUSY.
His Friends Have Been Calling
on Governor.
Mr. Dolly Talks About the Sit
uatiOn.

Governor Hoch has decided to ap-
point a successor to Senator Burton
just as soon as the latter resigns, as
the indications now are he viii do
very soon.
Consequently upon the new turn in
the Burton case. and the expressed
determination of Governor Hoch not
to avoid the issue. the senatorial fight
is developing with considerable rapid
ity today
J. n. Dolly. the next friend of W.
r. Stubs. and r. n. Allen, of Cha
mute. an old friend Of the governor,
are both here giving the governor the
benefit of their advice on senatorial
matters. Both of them are putting
in their best ticks for Stubbs
Senator Dolly said: 1T is true that
Mr.. Stubs and myself were up here
secretly a few days ago. and called on
Governor Hoch at his residence.
didn't tell anybody about II, but now
that II has come out I won't deny it.
We had a very pleasant call of about
an hour at the governors residence,
but what went on there / am not at
liberty to say. The new turn in the
Burton affair indicates that the gov
ernor may be called upon to make an
appointment very soon. do not
know who is likely to land the job. 1
can't even discuss the chances of the
people of this state are very much in
terested in this senzt 0rial matter, and
they Will insist that the next senator
from Kansas be q man of the people,
and not a man OF the corporations.
Kansas has more senatorial failures in
age, and it is about time the people
took hand in this business.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-26
EDWARDS IS CLEARED.
He Didn't AIistreat Indians on UmatiIIa
Reservation.

Washington. May 26.-Following a
report from a special agent Of the In
dian Office of an investigation into
charges by about forty Indians Of the
Umatilla reservation In Oregon against
Of the Indian agency there, announce
ment is made at the Indian Office that
the result is a complete vindication of
Major Edwards.
It was alleged that certain acts or
the agent had been so unbearable thar
unless some thing was done, violencs
might result, but the charges, the re-
ports say were made by Indians, whose
lawless proclivities had been inter-
fered with by the superintendent and
who on that account had a grudge
against him.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-26
Crops Out in Presbyterian As.
sembIy Today.
Effort Made to Divide Southern
Synod.
NEGRO IN OPPOSITION.
He Received More Applause
Than Other Speakers.
Whole Question Finally Referred
to 1907 Meeting.

Des Moines. Ia. May 26--The color
line was sharply drawn and the negro
question came squarely to the surface
in the Presby terian general assembly
here for the first time today. The
committee on church polity submitted
a report recommending the erection of
a synod in Alabama to include the
presbyteries of Birmingham. Levre
and Rogersville. to be known as the
synod of Chattanooga. The presby-
teries are now included in the synod of
Tennessee. The other presbyteries in
the synod are French board. HoIston.
Kingston and Union
The presbyteries of Birmingham.
Levre and RogersviI1e are composed Of
negro churches. The others are com
posed OF white churches. The purpose
Of the committee was to divide the
races.
No sooner had the report been sub
nitted than Russell Taylor. a negro
minister of Levre and one of the com
nissioners to the assembly from that
presbytery, took the hoer. He violent
~ opposed the proposed synod on the
grounds that the three presbyteries
specifed were not numerically strong
enough or well enough versed in
church law to assume the functions
and duty Of a synod.
Members of the committee spoke
for the protection of the synod, care
fully avoiding the race question and
three presbyteries had asked such
action.
After spirited discussion in which
the cOlorede commissioner received the
majority Of the applause, il was unan-
imously voted to refer the whole sub
ject to the assem- bIV of 1907
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-26
plosion.

Mr.. Johnson, who was well known
about Topeka as Brad Johnson, has
been engaged by the Lantry Brothers
for a number of years in their con-
struetion work and was one of their
Johnson His mother and a sister, Mrs
Eugene Hagan, and a brother, Ben
Johnson. reside in Topeka. while an
other sister, Mrs. Frank Thomas. re-
sides at Ration, N. NJ.
Ben johnson left for the scene of
the accident last night and will bring
the body of his brother to this city
where it will be buried.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-26
Good bank statement.

New York. May 26.-The statement
of the clearing house banks for this
week. shows that the banks hold So
694f 100 over the legal reserve require
ments- This is a decrease Of $3,435.>
IFS under last week.
The statement follows.
Loans sIo49, 500, increase So
668. 700: deposits S10S2, 7S1. 500, in
crease SIS. SOS, 800: circulation $40 ,624.-
900. decrease S17es9oo; legal tenders
$S3.S93, 100, increase $4,000, 200; specie
$3.50, 981, 600. decrease S4.4e0. 500; re-
serve $264S77, 100. decrease 81 $780,
400: reserve required S256,182s $50, IN
crease S1.474,725 surplus $6,e94,150,
decrease sS,435,125; ex-U. S. deposits
s11,29s.7o0, decrease $5ss62,9 2b,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-26
BURTON MAY HAVE TOGO
Now said That Kansas senator WIN Be
Expelled

Washington, May 2s.-The case Of
Senator Burton has taken another new
turn and unless Senator Burton tenders
his resignation between now and next
Friday proceedings viii be Instituted in
the senate to vacate his seat
This is the result of the informal dis
cussion of the case among members of
the committee on privileges and cleo
tons While no action was taken at
the meeting this was the sum and sub
stance of the discussion that followed
the session when the members talked
with other senators about the case. and
learned how strong the current of SEN
tinent was against Burton According
" the committee members decided to
apprise Senator Burton Of their decis-
ion. and he has probably by this time
been made acquainted with the situa-
ton It was thought that he would be
given a chance to be heard in his own
defense by a committee Of his peers
but this viii not be done. and unless
Burton resigns by next Friday he will
be summarily deprived of his seat.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-26
KILLED BY DYNAMITE.
!. B. johnson, Topeka Young Man,
Meets Horrible Death.

J. B. Johnson. a well known Topeka
man, was instantly killed by an ex-
plosion of dynamite yesterday at a
railroad construction camp operated
by Lantry Brothers near Marysville,
Louisiana The details of the accident
have not been learned though it APP
pears that Mr.. johnson and the fore
man of the work were in one of the
offices of the company where a large
amount of the explosive was stored.
The dynamite was not being handled
and no one knows the cause of the ex-
p1Osion.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-26
ALFONSO IN An AUTO.
Goes After Ena Driving the Car
Himself.

in an automobile today from the royal
to the Pardo palace where he joined
Princess lEna. Later the king brought
the princess and her mother, Princess
Henry. to Madrid, driving the car him
self.
Much enthusiasm was manifested
along the route. the people joyfully
testifying their admiration for Princess
Era.
There were no notable features on
the programme today
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-26
Hot, suItry Day.

With the mercury standing at the so
mark and the sun boiling down with in
tense heat and just q breath Of air
blowing today may be very. properly re-
ferred to as a fair sample of a sultry
midsummer day. For a portion of the
day the indications of rain were such
that the circus manag who are in the
city feared that they were doomed to
play in the rain as they have for the
week just passed. With the prediction
OF rain and showers" for this evening
and q circus in town there is a posi-
bility Of the weather mans guess being
VERIFIED The hourly temperatures for
today We're:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-26

Chicago. May 26--Afanager Jack
Doyle. of the Des Moines baseball team
has been indefinitely suspended by
President O'Neill, Of the Western
League. Doyle's retirement to the
bench is because of a disturbance he
created IN s. game between Omaha and
Daz AEnInaz at Omaha
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-26

Chicago. May 26.-Forecast for
Kansas: Showers tonight or Sunday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-26

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The San Francisco call., 1906-10-03
AUSTRIAN PHOENIX RICH.
SWEDISH COMPANY IS SUED.
Isaac Levy Institutes Action to Recover
$1S,70o on Policies.

Suit to recover s1S.70O from the Svea
Insurance Company of Gothenburg.
Sweden. was filed yesterday by Isaac
Levy on policies covering buildings and
stocks of goods in various parts of the
city The items included In the suit
are $4,000 on furniture at HOP Van Ness
avenue, $500 on a stock of leather at
416-41S Clay street. $500 on buggies and
harness at 1911 California street, $4,000
on a building at 237 O'Farrell street
and $4,000 on a building at 322 Pacific
street
]. Schweitzer & Co. also filed suit
against the Svea company to recover
$3.50 on a stock of meats and fixtures
in the building formerly at 416-41S Clay
street
Max and Jules Levy have filed suit
against the Philadelphia Underwriters
for $500 on two policies of insurance
covering stocks of merchandise de-
stroyed in the building at and San
some street.
A suit for $4,000 was filed yesterday
against the Wil1iamsburgh City Fire
Insurance Company on a policy Of in
surance covering a stock of pianos and
organs destroyed in the building at
235-2S7 Geary street.
w and ]. Sloane & Co. have brought
suit against the Eagle Fire Com
pany of New York on three pol
icies of insurance aggregating $500
covering a stock of carpets and similar
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-03
KILLS JUDGE IN
COURTROOM.
Russian Assassin Shot After
Numbering Advocate at
Trial of the Mutineers
VICE CONSUL SLAIN

ASKABAD, Russia. Oct 3-During
the trial yesterday Of the second sec
tion OF the troops who mutinied here
in June. an unknown man entered the
courtroom and killed the Judge advo-
cate, General Ronkevitch. and attempt
ed TO shoot the president OF the court
General UshakOffskf. The assassin was
shot down by an officer.
BATOUM. Trans -Caucasia. Oct. IN
Hager, the Swedish vice consul here
was mortally wounded today while
driving in carriage on the outskirts
Of the city. and died in the hospital TO
which he was conveyed. His murderers
escaped. NJ. Hager. who was manager
OF the Nobel Naphtha Works. is the
second consular officer murdered during
the last five months. the first victim
being William E. Stuart. the American
vice consul. who was shot and killed
at his country place near here May. 20.
ODESSA Oct. 2.-rhe local theater
where the Jewish company played has
been destroyed by fire. a professor
and two students perished in the
flames
Police patrols and conveys are now
supplied with rifles in addition to re-
volvers and sabres. Governor General
Kaulbars has ordered the guards on
duty at public buildings to have their
rifles always loaded.
PETROPAVLOVSK. Oct 2-The DO
litical prison here was attacked today
by crowd of workmen bent upon de-
livering sixty-one prisoners who ar
rived yesterday. Two volleys from the
guard routed the angry crowd. which
fought back with revolvers and stones.
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-03
SELAH CLUB GAYLY
HOLDS A REUNION
Employees Celebrate the Re
newal of Associations In
terrupted by the Disaster

On the night OF April II the Selah
Club, comprising the young women
clerks of Hale Brothers, met TO dedi-
cate their new club quarters in the
now destroyed building. Last night
these same members held a reunion in
the reconstructed annex on Sixth street
Past memories were brought up and
confident and glowing plans for the fu-
ture discussed. A new clubroom will
be constructed and the old club, with
renewed fortitude, will begin the round
of social gayety with an entertainment
and ball the latter part of October.
A banquet was held last night at
which Marshal Hale acted as toast
master. Those instrumental in its ar
rangement were the officers of the Selah
Club and the board of directors. The
officers are Mrs. j. Ward Dunning, pres
ident; Miss Lottie Richardson, vice
president; Miss ]. Ruckert, secretary;
Miss E. Nolan. treasurer, and the
Misses May Springer, Kermode, Sadie
Miller and Katherine Condor, directors
The banquet was enlivened by vocal
and speechmaking. Miss Sadie Miller
Rose sang prettily and D. L. Flint's
recitation was heartily received. Among
those who responded to the toasts
were P. c. Hale, Marshal Hale, Miss
Lottie Richardson, Miss May Springer,
Miss Lynch and Miss Sadie Miller.
The Banquet was excellent. Covers
for two hundred were laid, the long
tables being set on the top floor of the
annex The first course was served at
Z o'clock and the last speech concluded
near midnight.
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-03
FALLING WALL DEMOLIsHEs
A WOODEN RESTAURANT
Level-Headed Policeman's Warning to
Inmates TO Leave the Building
Saved Many Lives.

The towering wall on the Stevenson
street side of the ruins of the Odd Fell
lows Temple was pulled down yester-
day afternoon by workmen in the en-
ployment of the Jones Company, who
are engaged in wrecking the building.
Failing in an unexpected direction the
wall crashed down upon the roof of
wilson's restaurant on the corner of
Eighth and Mission streets demolishing
portion of that one-story frame struc-
ture, but fortunately injuring nobody.
The shock OF the falling mass of brick
and mortar shook the postoffice build
ing so violently that the occupants be-
lieved that 1t was another earthquake
and rushed pell NELL to the doors.
Shortly before the wall fell a po-
liceman warned everybody out OF the
restaurant. and 1t was owing to this
fact that there were no casualties The
stock in a cigar store a few doors be-
low was thrown off the shelves to the
floor by the shock and damaged.
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-03
Republicans Expect
to Nominate Four !
Judges Tonight.
By Hugh Nj. Burke.

Naval Reservemen had Jefferson
Square Hall last night. hence the Re-
publican convention, after assembling
in the corridor. was adjourned until
this evening. The only service that a
squad of police was called on to render
was to assist in clearing the hall of
lettering candidates, delegates and on
lockers.
Fred Eggers was present with his
eight delegates from the Thirty-sixth
District, but the seven Ruefters from
the Thirty first did not affiliate with
the Eggers bunch. 1t is settled now
that Henry n. Beatty of the Thirty
sixth is Eggers' man for the Senatorial
nomination in the Eighteenth District
Ruefs favorite is James Reley of the
Thirty-first
1t is common gossip among the local
politicians that Beatty cannot be per-
suaded or convinced that Ruef would
shine in the United States Senate In
dications at this time are not favor
able to Beatty's nomination in the
regular order When Henry Ach and
his associates Of the committee on Gre
dentials put the finishing touches on
the report to the convention, the boss
of the Thirty sixth will be a loser in
strength, but gamer in knowledge
of the political game. The committee
on credentials will meet this evening.
The Eighteenth Senatorial District
convention will also meet tonight
Ruef, Maestretti and Scott were not
conspicuous at the brief session last
night. There was no hurting of red
hot epithets at Chairman oliver. If
Ben Fehneman, who seems to be Oil
vers chief OF staff, is listened to, the
proceedings henceforth will be ex-
tremely decorous, as the police will be
on hand to preserve decorum.
1t was whispered around the hall
that Ruef, after conference with labor
leaders, had resolved to introduce a
slate for Superior Judges on which
would be inscribed the name of Judge
Graham, Judge Coffey, Maxwell Nc
Mutt and Frank MCGOWAN. 1t is talk
that George A. MCGOWAN will be nomi-
mated for the Assembly in the Forty
second District
If Ruef In doing politics IS not TAX
ing time by the forelock, he is taking it
some other way. Local Republicans
regard this paragraph in the conven-
tion's order of business as significant
appointment by the chair of a gov
ernins committee of the Republican
party of the city and county of San
Francisco in accordance with the pro-
visions of the Political Code.
Said committee is hereby empowered
to name and appoint from the dele
gates elected to the next local conven-
tion the temporary chairman and Sec
retary thereof"
The fact is well known to Repub-
licans that the municipal convention OF
1905, of which Daniel A. Ryan was
chairman, appointed governing body
10 serve for two years, and that the
Republican State central committee
subsequently decided that such ap-
pointment was valid. The Introduction
of a new contesting committee will not
promote harmony in the Republican
camp when the time comes for Ruef to
propose a candidate TO- succeed Eugene
E. Schmitz as Mayor of San Francisco.
The Republican State executive
committee met last night at the ST.
Francis Annex and transacted routine
business.
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-03
ESCAPED LUNATICS
CAUSE A|SCARE.
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL.

PITEsBURG, oct. 2-That Bertha
Bei1stine, the matricIde. was but one
Of thirty insane patients who have es-
capped from Di1mont Insane Asylum in
the. past few months is a story which
has gained strength in Pittsburg to-
day, and II is made additionally plaus-
ible by the refusal Of the Dixmont peo-
pie to deny il.
1t is a fact that so many insane peo-
PIE have escaped lately that that sec
: tion of Allegheny next TO the insane
asylum is in a state OF terror. There
.ls little. travelling or playing after
: -nightfall by children, and there is no
soitering to or from school Those who
live close TO Dizmont and who have
observed. closely say that thirty in
mates. have escaped. and only a few
have been captured.
Vice President William NJ. Kennedy
of Dixmont this afternoon Issued a call
for a. meeting to investigate the con-
dition OF Dixnont next Thursday. The
vice. president is horriaed at the devel-
opments at Dixmont and wishes TO have
the matter. looked into as quickly as
possible.
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-03
Bell Gets Enthusiastic
Reception at Salinas.

a larger attendance in the opera-house
tonight. At that, the hall was COM
fortably filled, with much of the stand
ing room occupied.
Two days rest has given Bell an op-
portunity to regain the use OF his voice,
and he spoke with the same ease and
confidence that he enjoyed before the
open-air meeting>at Fresno, where he
overtaxed his vocal powers The meet
ing tonight was called 10 order by
Mayor Renison. j. II. Anderson was the
chairman of the evening. He told the
audience that the campaign was re-
dividual liberty waged in a land Of
freedom
The first speaker was William Sand
holdt, Democratic candidate for the AS
sembly in this district When Bell was
introduced he was greeted with pro-
longed applause. His condemnation of
Hearst and Herrin was the signal for
outbursts of enthusiasm, and before he
had gone far in his TRADE against cor
ruption in politics he stirred the apathy
of his hearers and the standing room at
the door filled up with iate-comers. Bell
said, in part, as follows:
This is going to be more than a mere
perfunctory campaign. The people are
doing some very serious thinking. and
when they get through with that they
are going to do some very serious vot-
ing. When representative government
is outraged as 1t was at Santa Cruz,
it is the duty of the people to rise in
protest irrespective of party lines. i
don't believe that the Republican party
is going TO indorse the Infamous acts
of the Herrin-Parker machine in this
State"
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-03
WILL SUE REDWOOD CITY
FOR ELECTRIC FRANCHISE
General Hart Is Told by Trustees That
They Have No Power TO Grant
Him Permit TO Enter City.

REDWOOD CITY, Oct. General
Hart will have to sue the city for a
franchise for his proposed electric road
through the town. This was the deci-
sion rendered by the Board of Town
Trustees at it's meeting last night,
when Hart appeared before it and
asked that an ordinance drawn up by
him and permitting his road to pass
through town be adopted at once.
Hart recited the fact that his road
was of some magnitude, passing
through more than one county, and
therefore could not De classed as a
street railway. For this reason he
maintained that the board had the au-
thority TO grant the franchise without
advertising. 1t was agreed tnat he
should sue.
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-03
NOT FOR MURPHY"
HEARST SAYS.
Editor Denounoes Tammany
Boss by Consent and All
the Politicians Smile
10ANERS IS ACTIVE
SFcclAL DISPATCH no THE cAIL,


NsW YORK, Oct. e.-aearst's dec
laration in a speech last night that
:~he. Is rot for Murphy created much
ss.erriFheht among politicians today
. I IS regarded as shallow subterfuge
.. Neither Murphy nor William J. Con-
Eaers chairman OF the Democratic state
committee. We're the least disturbed by
Hesrst's statement that he was not
p: for" the man who used the Tammany
.elpdgeoR to unseat delegates enough
iR Bsnalo TO give him the Democratic
.Sndorse ment.
There is strong evidence that
Hearsr.s sab at his Democratic sponsor
was prearranged and that it had re-
celFea Che sanction Of Murphy himself
before Hearst delivered it Democrats
strasted Eearsts present attitude
fteWard Murphy with his promise of a
Jew months ago 10 send him to Sing
Sing. and smiled
=. Murphy. and Hearst were in confer
ence today through Conners. who acts
..as intermediary between them, and he
VII address the Tammany ratification
). meeting which is to be held under the
direction Of Murphy in Tammany Hall
There was no sign of displeasure on
Al1rPhys countenance when he was
asked what he thought of Hearst's as
-sartior that he was not for" Murphy.
= Hearst VIII do his own thinking and
i wiH 90. naine'' Murphy remarked with
a.. smile,
But viii you continue 10 be his aIly.
as you have been?+ was asked.
have nothing 10 say about that"
the Tarnsilany chief replied, still smil-
ing
ConneEs was equally complaisant re-
garcing Hearst's attempt TO create the
= Impression that he is not "Murphy's
candidate He had a long talk with
Hearst and another with Murphy.
DO you think that Hearst meant
what he saidE Corners was asked.
You can draw your own conclu-
:. stOns,' Conaers replied.
'"Win Hearst speak al the Tammany
: ratification meeting2"
! He Wfl." Corners said with enpha-
sis: 'Ee is a. Democrat"