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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-30
TRUST GETS A SCARE.
Then Admitted to Opera
House at Austin.

Austin, Tex. March so.-The New
York theatrical trust which controls
opera houses in Texas, permitted
the opera house in Austin to be occu-
pied by Sarah Bernhardt, but this
concession was not made until after
the attorney general had taken pre-
liminary steps toward prosecuting the
members of the theatrical syndicate
for violation of the antitrust laws Of
the state.
Nine. Bernhardt was billed to give her
performance in a tent here last night
The tent was erected and everything
in readiness for the performance, when
word came at noon from New York
that she might have the use Of the op-
era house. She accepted.
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a ST. Paul Furrier Ships q
Quantity of Furs to
Topeka

Fifty very fine neck furs were re
eeived by the August Clothing Co.
wednesday that were intended for
their st. Joe store These furs are the
sort that are very much in vogue in
the East to be worn with the ap-
preaching Easter ladies' Elton suit
August's. quick to grasp an oppor-
tunity. and wishing to make the big
sale they viii have Saturday a much
talked Of affair. they decided to retain
these furs and use them as souvenirs
Saturday. March 81 so to the first
twenty-five ladies purchasing suits or
being instrumental in selling a suit to
man VIII be presented with one of
these beautiful neck scarfs Free. Sale
starts promptly Saturday morning,
fcin or shine.
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new PAVING TANGLE.
Another Kind OF Defect in the Peti-
lions.

Another tangle stares the council in
the face. Again it is over the matter
of paving petitions.
Eight new paving petitions sub
mitted to the council last evening
petitions for the same paving that was
turned down by the council formally
last evening because the old petitions
were declared illegal, being restrictive
of competition, give grounds for the
belief that they are illegal in form.
The petitions say not a word about
the kind of curbing, though they call
for vitrif1ed brick. 2. G. Dreaming,
city attorney. it is stated drew up the
petitions. The petitions follow
Western avenue, Eighth avenue to
Huntoon street; Clay street Tenth to
Eleventh street: Thirteenth street,
from Fillmore to Polk streets; Lane
street from Eighth to Tenth avenue;
West Eighth avenue, from Lincoln to
West street; West Tenth avenue, from
Lane to alley between Spruce and Pine
streets.
II believe the petitions are legal, -
said Councilman Green. Il think that
the petitions can leave the kind of curb
ing out of the petition and to the dis
erection of the council to decide if the
people so desire"
"The question is one which I dom
like to give an ofhand opinion on, -
said former City Attorney Spencer. W.
C. Ralston, assistant city attorney, re-
fused to give an opinion on4the grounds
of diplomacy. He shut UP like q. clam
when asked. F. G. Dreaming, the city
attorney, could not be found.
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LIoUoR FLOWS INTO SEWER.
Four Lots are Destroyed Today by the
Police.

-Four patches of "booze" were de-
stroyed at the police station this morn
ing. They consisted of beer. WHISTLES,
bars. ct cetera, the alleged property Of
Andrew Jordan F. Murphy, j. Eads
ana Hutch Cave. The destruction was
under an order of the court.
The only other incident of the day
was the killing of a cat at 1914 North
Harrison street. The feline had at
tempted to clean out a salmon can, and
it's head became fast. Women who at
tempted to rescue the beast were claw
ed for their trouble, and finally tele-
phoned for a policeman to shoot it and
put it out of its misery.
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each time with greater dismay. It
1-.ieta z.cc.zt .--.ral--

each time with greater dismay. It
was a mistake, most surely.
A fierce battle began in Marjorie's
breast. On one side was Conscience
on the other the 100" waved tempt
ingly.
Then she went to mother. Her lips
quivereds but she smiled braTely
through her teas as she told her.
And I know what to do noW" she
said Il shall take back the paper
Mothers eyes were wet when she
bent TO kiss b,sr
In the morAing the teacher saw her
error at once
She put her arms around Marjorie
just as mothzr had done. You are
a dear little girl" she said.
Mother put it in the letter to grand
ma after all aad when grandmsss next
letter came part of it was for Mar
jorie.
Grandma is very proud Of her dear
little granddaughter" the letter said
There is one thing better than having
100 in arithmetic"
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mense variety of the manufactured
products of the city. The window dis
plays will consist of about everything
from an automobile to a stick of
candy.
While the scheme was not suggest
ed until the meeting held last night at
the Comm erciaI club rooms, the space
in eleven out of the nineteen windows
has been spoken for by the manufac-
turers of Topeka, and three of the
eight windows remaining have prac-
tically been secured by others who
have not signed contracts
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Over1nyer SCI Tonieft.

A mass meeting is to be held at odd
Fellows hall tonight under the auspices
of the Trades Assembly at which mat
ters Of special interest of the moment
viii be discussed. It is expected that a
speech will be made by David Over
meyer. j. D. BuckaIew, third vice
president of the International Associa-
ton Of Machinists, viii also address
the meeting
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New York, March S0.-MONEY- Money
on call Arm, 5G8 per cent, ruling rate so q
g. closing bid ~ and offered at 6 per cent;
time loans f1rmer; 60 and 80 days, 5d5A per
cent: G months, 8 per cent.
CLOSE Prime mercantile paper. 5G651k
per cent: sterling exchange steady. with
actual business in bankers bills at "a s514
"A $3.50 for demand and at 81 S240g74 S245 for
60 da1 bills posted rates. Szssd4 1914 and
81 ss4ks74 81; commercial bills 81 s284 s25k
SILVER-Bar silver, 647sc; Mexican dol
BoNpis-eovernment bonds steady.
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DEATHS AND FUNERALS.

John Lawson, a oltrteen-month sold
child died this morning at the home of
his parents three miles west Of North
Topeka of pneumonia The funeral will
be held Saturday afternoon at two
o'clock, and the interment viii be in the
Rochester cemetery.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-30

Kansas City, Mo, March 30.-A plan
for taking the c. J. Devlin estate out
of the bankruptcy court and reorganiz-
ing the various interests which com
prise 1t was discussed yesterday at a
meeting in this city Of the creditors re
organization committee and several Of
the principal creditors No course of
procedure was agreed upon. however.
The plan discussed is that all Of the
creditors or as many as viii consent to
the plan, combine to form a corpora
ton. or more than one IL expedient. for
the purpose Of mana ing the affairs Of
the Devlin estate. If the plan sue
ceeds many Devlin enterprises which
would otherwise be closed out viii be
continued. If IS per cent Of the cred
itors agree, the trustee in bankruptcy
will be asked to OFFER assets for immed-
late sale and the creditors will buy
them ia and corporate.
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TOO LATE TO CLANsIFY-


Shiny oily, muddy skin made fair by sat
in skin cream and Satin skin powder. &c
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win equal the difference between the
appraised value and the face value of
the claims unsecurd.
The creditors are very anxious to
reach q contamination OF the organiza-
ton of the company and viii push it
to an issue within the next two or three
weeks.
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on q Business Move.

It was during the last days Of Aug
ust and the day was hot. Therefore
when a man boarded the street car
with fall overcoat on and calmly sat
down among the perspiring lot and
shivered as If with the cold every
body looked at him and wondered
One man did more than=look and won
der He leaned across the aisle and
Queried:
"sir, is it your desire to be taken
for an eccentric man ?"
Not at all. sir" was the reply
mot any more than It IS your desire
to be taken for a fool
But that overcoat -
This overcoat simply signifies that
am the owner Of a coal yard. ana
that next winter is to be a laundering
hard winter, and you should place
your orders early. M. Quad.
What is your preference for the na-
tionaI plant2f
Well if the dollar mark is 70 be our
national sign. think cur national plant
should be the mint. ''-Baltimore Anerl-
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MONTGOMERY WARD & co.'s

Prices given on watches. clocks and
jewelry at c. Fl. Morrison's jewelry
store, 10s East Sixth street. Prices
average one-fourth less than asked by
nfher ieWelrs
New-York tribune., 1906-05-14
lstp91nrk DAILY Ga.ibnnre
MONDAY. May Il, 1906.
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

FOREIGN.-The committee Of British policy
holders IN the New York Mutual Life has ap-
proved the proposal Of the North British and
Mercantile Company 20 take over S45. 900 OF
policies OF immediate, full surrender value; D.
c. HaIdeman will join the North British and
Mercantile Company - The body OF man.
almost positively Identified as that OF Father
Gapon has been found hanging in lonely villa
near OZerld. Finland - motion Of the
labor party in the Russian parliament 70 de-
mand immediate amnesty from the Emperor
was with difficulty defeated; owing TO fear Of
May Day outbreaks troops patrolling the in
dustrial quarters OF St. Petersburg - Tabah
has been evacuated by Turkish troops; the
terms Of the Porte's acceptance Of the British
demands were unsatisfactory to Sir Nicholas
O'Conor. who has insisted complete satis-
faction - The Porte has replied to the Ger
man protest in regard to the seizure Of Odysseus
by expressing regret and asking for reduction
Of the $500 indemnity demanded 80 Cover
nor Curry has submitted to Governor General
Ide a proposal to place the Island Of Samar
under martial law and eXterminate the outlaws;
D5 per cent of the inhabitants are said to desire
peaceful conditions - The Prince of Wales
publicly gave thanks for his safe return from
India at a service at Westminster Abbey.
DOMESTIC-Senator TiIIman, at Washington
issued a statement containing a part of the
statement previously prepared for him by eX-
Senator Chandler. which purported TO give an
account Of the latter's interview with the Presi-
dent. which was discussed in the Senate Satur-
day. - The State Insurance Department
published the estimated losses caused insur-
ance companies by the San Francisco fire. -
The General Asphalt Company, Of Philadelphia,
issued statement denying that IL was a trust
and attacking the older asphalt companies.
- The federal authorities ordered about
three thousand IN an Oklahoma town 10 move, a
court decision causing the land to revert to an
10 death at Clifton, near Pittsburg, their father
being unable to reach them.
CITY.-The Mayor said a constitutional
amendment would be necessary to spend 81 400
raised for Martinique. Five arrests for
automobile speeding made by the NeV
Rochelle police. == Two bicyclists were hurt
while coasting down hill in East New York
- John Behrens. of Brooklyn. was drowned
while fishing in Jamaica Bay. - Italians
employed on the Lackawanna railroad threat
ened 20 strike If they did not receive an increase
IN wages. - A fire caused by a caFelessly
thrown cigarette resulted in the painful burning
of two men in Williamsburg.
THE Observation-Disclosures for TODAY:
Rain ana colder The temperature yesterday:
Highest E degrees; lowest. 60
New-York tribune., 1906-05-14
E1PERT VIEWS OF CHINA

II Is gratifying 20 find the opinions which MO
have cherished concerning recent movements IN
China confirmed by one Of the most exnert and
authoritative OF observers. The Peking CORE.
spOndent OF the London Times" has long been
recognized as one OF the best informed men in
me world on Chinese affairs-perhaps the best
Informed and most Judicious OF all foreign
correspondents in that country. He came 70
America, 1t VIII be remembered, TO attend the
peace conference at Portsmouth last wear.
Now, after nearly a years absence. he has
returned 70 Peking and has reported upOn the
changes which have occurred there during his
absence and upon the new movements which
ne now unds In progress. including, OF course.
the DoycOtting OF American goods. the anti
foreign agitation and the DEVELOPMENT Of 4be
Spirit ana cry OF China for the Chinese" His
expert views must be regarded as Of excen-
t1onal value.
With the bOycOtting Of American goods Or
Morrison naturally does not greatly concern
himself, nor was il necessary for our informa.
uOn that he should do SO, since from other
sources we are amply assured that that move
ment, never as formidable as some Imagined
has now practically collapsed before the prom
ise OF removal OF its prOyocatiOn. But an Tho
more general question OF the anti-foreiep and
China for the Chinese movement OF 1vhIch
tne boycott was merely part, be IS detailed
ana emphatic in his utternnees Grent changes
are occurring in China. but their menace 20 Eu-
rope and America has been much exaggerated
Il indeed there Is any such menace at an. and
IN the main they are beneficent and commend
able. and thus are entitled TO our sympathy and
encouragement. Patriotism, argues Dr. Morri
son, is as commendable fn the Chinese as IN
Englshmen or Americans, and we cannot blame
the Chinese for resenting the undoubted wrong.
which other nations have Inflicted upon them
Certainly we cannot blame them for wishlns
70 assert the sovereignty OF their own empir,
or for seeking 20 develop its resources Tor thel
oWn benefit.
Dr. Morrison also. we are glad 20 see dis
misses as grOundless the intimatlon that fh
Chinese government is planning another Boxe
uprising Nothing could be further from fh
truth. 10 may be that some irresponsible lndi
vldnals have been preaching 'holy war;" I
nay be that some members OF tie snew 5our
New-York tribune., 1906-05-14

nalism" of that empire have been as intem-
perate In their utterances as some American
papers sometimes are But there is moth
ing which the government desires more than
continued peace and good relations with all
the world. and 1t is doing It's best TO maintain
such a state OF affairs. DR.. Morrison also sees
great promise of good in the intellectual revo-
luton which has been effected, in the abolition
Of the old system of literary examinations
and I'm the introduction of Western knowledge
and Western methods of acquiring it. Mistakes
are being made, of course, and energies are
often misdrected, and there are some evil In
fuences-not all Of them Chinese-which need
TO be held in check. But, on the whole. this
expert observer sees a general tendency tow
ard good, which, as he justly says all nations
interested in modern progress should regard
with some measure of sympathy and encourage
menf
New-York tribune., 1906-05-14
MONEY AND BUSINESS.

From the lowest point of the recent decline,
prices of securities exhibited a remarkably
steady recovery. until the average Of the sixty
most active railway stocks had regained about
$4 OF the preceding loss. which averaged about
$11. Although much Of the demand was at
tributed TO covering by the short account, there
were evidences Of wholesome investment buy
ing and moderate purchases on margin Devel-
opments Of the week were almost uniformly
encouraging. monetary conditions being more
normal than at any recent date. railway earn
ings steadily surprising all previous records.
Industrial events eliminating several objection
able features while the government crop report
showed less than the usual abandonment of
winter wheat acreage and a condition OF 81,
which promises the largest crop ever harvested.
provided weather conditions are favorable dur
ing the next few weeks The only adverse
factors delay 70 spring wheat seeding and
the rapid advance in sterling exchange, which
threatened 10 prevent the shipment of some
gold already engaged abroad. Pool operations
were resumed in several Of the leading securi-
ties. and some stocks were aggressively ad-
vanced because it was believed that consider
able short account remained outstanding.
Despite the low position 70 which reserves OF
the associated banks had fallen. the last week
opened with easier conditions In the money mar
ket, although there was still a large difference
as compared with the rates prevailing a year
previous Engagements of gold abroad con-
tinued until the total for the movement reached
about $50 900, 900. OF which much is still to ar
rive, but the banks have the benefit OF govern
ment deposits pending the receipt of specie from
abroad. A change IN the Paris rate OF ex-
change on London accompanied by the an
nouncement that New York might draw upon
the Bank OF France for S15.OO0.OO0 more GOLD
but at the same time such sharp advance
occurred IN exchange rates here that the move.
ment received a sudden check While lt "a
doubtless true that part OF the rise in foreign
exchange was due TO sales OF securities NV
London and a demand in connection with ooId
imports a more significant influence was The
maturity OF foreign loans. With anything ulra
ease in the money market there will be no in.
centive 70 renew these finance bills. and as
they have been issued TO an enormous sum tbe
future OF the money market win depend upon
New-York tribune., 1906-05-14
FUTURE LIFE ON THE GLOBE.

Professor Thomas c.. Chamberlain. of the
University Of Chicago expresses the opinion
that the earth will remain in a habitable con-
ditIon for a hundred million years. That belief
is based on his conception Of the conditions ex-
listing for a corresponding period in the past
and that, in turn. is derived from a theory re-
garding the origin of the globe quite different
from Laplace's. The nebular hypothesis pre-
supposes the development of intense heat. as
an effect Of condensation, and then a steady
cooling from radiation. If the earth was once
a molten and glowing mass, the second opera
ton was obviously a prerequisite to the eX
lstence of animal and vegetable life Simon
Newcomb one Of the foremost American aStTon-
Omers, thinks that this interval could not have
exceeded 100000 years. Lord Kelvin once
made an estimate that was even more modest
but he allowed a rather wide range between
his minimum and maximum calculations. The
Chicago geOlOgist considers the planets to be
accretions of material which have undergone
only relatively small change Of temperature
in the past, and which are destined to lose lit
tie heat in the future. If his premises be sound
Of course his conclusions must be accepted.
Professor Chamberlain's convictions have not
been before the world long enough to permit his
scientific brethren to pass deliberate Judgment
on them. Indeed, they have thus far been pre-
sented only in part. 1t is by no means certain
that they will stand critical examination. But
the nebular hypothesis also is vulnerable More
and more dissatisfaction with it is evinced as
time goes by. Meanwhile there is at least one
thing to be said in behalf of the alternative
doctrine 1t harmonizes better than Kelvln's
and Newcomb's estimates with the interpreta-
tions put by geologists and biologists on the
record of the rocks. For the formation of all
the fossil bearing strata from the lowest to
the highest. somewhere between 1O0O0O0O0 and
200,000,0O0 years seems to be demanded.
The warmth on which the maintenance Of life
depends has two sOurCes-One within the earth
and the other without. In one sense the latter
is the more important, but the sun alone might
not prove adequate If the internal heat of the
globe were dissipated. If the climate became
too severe for plant life, man would soon be de-
prived of food, for sheep and cattle would dis
appear when vegetables for the table did. After
all, then, the conservation Of the existing ther-
NAL stores of the earth is of primary cOnse-
quence. The chief reason for welcoming as
surances like those of Professor Chamberlain
lies in the progress which the human race will
make IN the future.
New-York tribune., 1906-05-14
n An1uSenenfS.


ACADEMY OF ArUEIC-s:Is-The Way 20 henrnaFe.
4rJzANFBRA-2-e-vsu6eytlle
IFE.ASCO-s-The Girl Of the Golden west
EIyOu-s:lB-Iho A,usc Master.
BROAEEyAY-s.ls-The Vanderbilt cup
c1eIs1o-s:l5-T1le Social Whirl
caDI1oNEAEs-2-s-VRudeville
CRITERION :I5-The Mountain Climber and Inc
EEftis Father Of the Wilderness
-esO-s:s0-' Earthquake and ffre-MoV-
Pictures
frrN srUSEE-The WOrl6 In Wex
ADMINISTRATIONS Pan.
FTEr.ns TEEATRE-s:i5-Mr Eopsnson-
fsARRTcK-s: s:lS-sEIstales VIII Happen
JyAEfsEERSTEIN's vTcToRTA-s:l5-vsudeviiie
Neutrality-suspicious. Jinks % the Horse Marines.
FIPPODRoNE-2-s-A Society Circus
HrypsON-s:I5-Tho American Lord
clrI Golden West. preceded by TViddle-1Vad-
ale.
YsTcYFRBOcKER-s -s:I5-Mlle. &odlste.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. lion and the Mouse.
vxR1c- s.rO-ATuns ana the Man. preceded by He
LED o Husband
NrAyEsTIC-s;l5 -FIappyland.
EgANHATTAN-ss30 ss30-ChaFley's Aunt.
KEW AaFsTERDAM-s:i5-The Free lance
NEW YoRK-s:iS-The Gingerbread Man.
PRINCESS Harvard
HALI.ACK-s-s:2O-The Embarrassment of Riches.
WEST END-2-s:l5-Houdini ana Vaudeville.
New-York tribune., 1906-05-14
IrrERRuPTEp FUNRRALs.

II is the inalienable right of a hearse driver
10 go ON strike il he wants TO. No law compeis
him IN engage or continue in the occupation IL
its conditions do not suit him, and as to the
merits OF the controversy now raging between
the drivers for funerals and their employers
the general public is too little informed to take
sides. Certainly there Is no prejudice against
the strikers on account of their demand LOT
better pas and shorter hours. Indeed, the
charges commonly made by undertakers are
high enough to make the public regard not
without sympathy the demand that a larger
proportion of their receipts should be handed ON
to their employees. The course taken by strlk-
ers, however, in dealing with innocent persons
who are most entitled TO consideration IN thelr
hour of sorrow must inevitably deprive them of
any compassion which might otherwise be
theirs and awaken the hope that both under
takers and mourning families will cooperate TO
teach all concerned, even at the cost of abandon
ing the customary ceremonial OF funerals that
such methods are Improbable.
In the last few days walking delegates have
approached houses of mourning and ordered
drivers from bearses and carriages in attend
ance on funerals actually in progress. They
have stopped funeral professions in the street
between church and cemetery. They have in
cited the stOning Of funeral parties that had
succeeded in replacing striking drivers and per-
sisted in carrying their dead to the grave in
stead of abandoning the body by the roadside.
Conduct so atrociOusly indecent and inhuman
may seem to some labor unionists merely le-
gitimate use Of the particular weapons of coer-
cion placed in their hands by circumstances.
The dead must be buried. and if strikers can in
terrupt funerals and stop the conveyance of
bodies by substitutes for themselves they think
they can force the employers to their terms.
Nf0l1VnfOO families that fop0 STlPh PPnpl inter-
ferences, many of which are also violation Of
the criminal law. must feel that they would
rather send a body in a wagon with a single at
tendant to a cemetery than, by insistence on
conventional trappings of respect, give aid to
men so brutal to them in their sorrow If such
proceedings do not bring the strikers cause to
utter ruin, it deserves to produce that result
much more than does the disorder which is
frequently fatal to other strikes.