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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-09
LOSS $2,268,OO0
An Elevator, Three FIGURING
Mills and Forty Homes
With 100000 Bushels Of Grain
Destroyed by Fire.

Superior, Wis, Nov. 9-Ffre thai
started in the Great Northern elevator
at o'clock last night was still burning
at an early hour today after having de-
stroyed the elevator. three flour mills
40 homes and 700, 900 bushels of grain
Two scows, a derrick and two tugs were
also destroyed.
The total loss is figured at $2,26S, 900,
including about three-quarters OF a
million in wheat. The losses are:
Great Northern Elevator "A' power
house, 81, 250,000
Grand Republic mill, $150,o00.
Freeman Mill and Elevator AID
Minksota Mill and Elevator, 100000.
Webster Manufacturing company,
500, 900.
Republic Elevator and contents. $685.
900.
Great Lakes Dredge and Dock COM
pany, $4,000.
Great Northern Merchandise docks.
$40, 900.
Whitney Brothers, marine contract
ors, $1,000.
Superior Shipbuilding company, $500.
Small dwelling house, $4,000.
N. P. railway bridge, $4,000.
All the concerns excepting Whitney
Brothers had insurance covering a
large proportion of their losses.
One man who entered the plant of
the Duluth-Superior Storage company
to rescue a tool chest was not seen
again and is thought to have persisted
in the flames.
The fire. the cause of which is I'M
known, started at the southwest cor
ner of Elevator "A"d dock, and before
it was discovered had spread to the
elevator proper. An alarm was turn
ed in and four fire tugs responded.
The intense heat, however, drove the
tugs from the slip and unable to do
anything to save the elevator, they
concentrated all their efforts on an at
tempt to save the adjoining property.
when the fire started the steamers
w. A. Parent and W. A. Rogers were
in the elevator slip loading wheat. The
steamers Utica, Alva and Chilli were
on the opposite side of the slip at
out by tugs and thus saved from de-
struction.
Flying sparks from the burning ele-
vator soon ignited the Grand Repub-
lie mill, the dock of the Great Lakes
Dredge & Dock company,and the plant
of the Duluth-Superior Storage COM
pany, which contained the finishing
plant of the Webster Chair company.
The Globe Elevator, owned by the
Peavey Grain company, also caught
fire, as did also the sawmill of Peyton,
Kimball & Barber, but the flames at
both these buildings were extinguish-
ed before much damage was done.
The dock of the ST. Paul & Western
coal company Caught IRE, OUT the
blaze there was quickly brought un-
der control The Northern Pacific
bridge connecting Duluth and Su-
perior was damaged enough to in
terfere with traffic between the two
cities
The fire at the Great Northern ele-
vator was under control at midnight,
but all the other fires were not con-
trol1ed until 2 o'clock this morning.
The elevator was owned by the
Great Northern railway but was leas-
ed to the A. D. Thomson Grain COM
pany of Duluth. The grain therein
was fully insured.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-09
Western Kansas May Ger
Cheaper Coal.
Case Now Before Interstate
Commerce Commission.
WILL KNOW IN MONTH
Congressman Madison Has
Promise of Decision.
Come Before the Cold Weather
Sets In.

Washington, Nov. 9.-There is some
thing Of good prospect for cheaper
coal in western and southwestern Kan
sas the coming winter.
This will be good news for those sec
lions, which, with the northwest por-
tions got to such a state of mind and
body last winter that there was some
confiscation of coal from railroads and
elsewhere.
Quite while ago the Southwest KAN
sas Farmers and Merchants associa-
ton filed formal complaint with the
interstate commerce commission against
exorbitant rates on coal In western and
southwestern Kansas. The complaint
was considered and in July a special
commissioner sat at Garden City and
took testimony.
After this was done, the railroads
heard, and the interstate commerce
commission deferred action on that re-
quest and also on further consideration
Of the complaint.
Judge E. H. Madison of Dodge City,
one of the towns worst hit by high
Of the executive committee of the
Southwest Kansas Farmers and Mer-
chants association. He was one of
those who filed the complaint. AS a
citizen of western Kansas, and as a
new member of congress, he decided to
move against the interstate commerce
commission and endeavor to have
time fixed when settlement should he
made. He telegraphed and wrote the
commission and sent his secretary, L.
G. Grobety who had been in Washing
ton long enough to get onto the ropes,
to see the commission daily. Finally
Commissioner Clements, who had the
matter in hand, gave the assurance that
within the next month, arguments will
be heard and a decision made.
This means that the case is to be set
tied before actual cold weather prob
ably will set in in western Kansas. and
Judge Madison is consequently much
elated.
It is believed that the case of west
ern counties was so strongly presented
to the special commissioner, and will
be in the coming arguments. that the
commission surely wiz order in lower
rates. It is stated that in Dodge City,
for instance soft coaI~has sold at. the
prevailing price of 1915 per ton for
several winters last past; and the con-
sumers believe that this is altogether
out of reason.
F. H Evans Of Garden City, prom
inent cattleman, is chairman of the ex-
ecutive committee, having the case in
hand; Judge Madison is a member, as
stated above; and D. Sanfrancisco of
Cinarron a leading banker, is still an
other. This is a pretty good piece OF
work for the next to the newest member
of congress from Kansas.
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TO STAY ALL WINTER.
Troops in Indian Country VIII Erect
Quarters.

Omaha, Neb., November "a report
received at the headquarters of the Mis-
souri, today from Major Sibley, COM
manding the troops at the Cheyenne
agency in South Dakota states that pre-
parations will at once be made for the
troops who have been sent to the res
ervation to establish winter quarters.
The army officials take this to mean
that Major Sibley considers the recent
trouble with the renegade Utes of suf-
-hcient Importance to require the pres
ence on the reservation of troops for
some time to come. He states that Red
Cap, the chief who led the recent re-
volt has agreed with a number of other
leaders to send his children to the
agency school.
The question of sending children 80
miles to the agency school, separating
them from their parents was the fmme-
date cause of the present trouble.
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VETO IS URGED.
Many Chicago Citizens Object TO the
New Telephone Ordinance.

Chicago, Nov. e.-Mayor Busse will be
urged today by several influential po-
itical and civic organizations In Chi
cago, by the Telephone Users Protective
league, and by the Illinois Manufacture
ers' association, to veto the Chicago
Telephone company's ordinance. Inn
portant amendments looking to the pro-
lection of the peoples interests will be
demanded.
The appeal to the mayor will take the
form of a protest signed by six repre-
sentative civic organizations which held
a conference yesterday at the City club
against the hasty manner in which tina
telephone ordinance was passed in the
early hours of the morning.
He will be requested to defer action
on the measure at least until Saturday
night to give a committee appointed by
these societies further time to examine
the ordinance and present their objec-
tions.
The mayor announced that he and the
corporation counseFs ONCE would study
the ordinance carefully before he took
his pen in hand to make it a law or
veto It
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-09
TESTIMONY IS READ.
Phillipses Refused to Attend the Steve
Adams Trial.

Rathdrum. Nov e-Steve Adams, ac-
cused of the murder Of Fred Tyler, In
the Marble creek district of Shoshone
county, Idaho, three years ago, heard
the evidence of Mr.. and Mrs. Archie
Phillips, giving the details of the cir
cumstances surrounding his movements
at the time of the killing of the Wis
consin claim seeker. All the attorneys
went over the testimony of the absent
witnesses following the path made by
Mr. and Mrs. Phillips at the first trial.
Phillips and wife refused to return and
tell what they knew of the wild ex-
periences along the Marble creek in
1904. The reading of the testimony is
step probably never before taken by
the state in a criminal action in the
state of Idaho and consumed the entire
day,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-09
CRAWFORD APPEALS.
Sunday Theater Case Now in the Dis
trict Court

Papers in the appeal of Roy Craw-
ford from his conviction in the police
court for the alleged violation of the
Sunday closing law in the conduct of
theaters on that day, were filed this
morning with r. L. Thomas. clerk of
the district court.
1t is likely that the arguments on
this appeal, which will involve the
constitutionality of the statute and
ordinances relating to labor on Sun
day, will not be heard by Judge Dana
before the January term of the district
court No matter what Judge Dana
decision may be. 1t is the understand
ing that the case will be carried to the
supreme court of the state for a final
adjudication.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-09
OUTLOOK is BRIGHT.
Chicago Banks Have Received $6,OOO,-
900 Imported Gold.

Chicago, Nov. 9.-The financial situa-
ton of Chicago and the Northwest Is
mainly a matter of unlocking. That
is to say, the ordinary facilities for
commerce and the transaction of bank
ing business have been curtailed by the
shortage of current money. The bank
normal condition. They don't consider
it safe yet, however, to begin the pay
ment of currency money whenever de-
manded and checks on the clearing
house for small amounts are now in
preparation to be used as currency
money.
1t is almost certain that these checks
will be issued on Monday and several
million dollars of them will then be
available. But meanwhile the Golfers
of the banks and the pockets of indi-
viduals have been somewhat replenish-
ed by the importation of over $6,000,00O
of gold, and the deposits of the United
states government in National banks
Seemingly, it is question of a few
weeks at the longest when money will
be freely in circulation.
But meanwhile there must be consjd-
cradle strain. So far as is known to
persons closely in touch with financial
affairs in Chicago there is not a bank
which may be considered in weak con-
dition and the same is mainly true
throughout the northwest. Small banks
which have no special protection may
fail, but there is hardly more of that
sort of thing now than in ordinary
times AS to large corporations, there
is no weakness except that which is
obvious to anybody familiar with the
reports of such corporations and their
methods for years past. With some it
is a matter of disseminating purchases
and making collections. Their collcc-
lions will be facilitated by the clearing
house devices now in use or hereafter
to be put into operations. There has
been some anxiety with respect to the
large amount of commercial paper
which has been put afioat through brok-
ers, but in many instances it is shown
such paper has been met promptly, and
no trouble from that quarter has Yet
been announced.
There is no manner Of doubt that
the northwest is richer now than ever
before, not merely in fixed assets, but
in immense capital. AS small IL
lustration, 1t may be mentioned that
the shipments of the wheat and flour
for 10 weeks of the crop year amount
to 82,253, 900 bushels, against $685.
600 the corresponding period of last
year. and the amount of money re-
ceived for this product is much great
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GOOD FOOTBALL WEATHER.
Temperature Is Comfortable in Spite
of North Wind.

The weather department for Kan
sas has seen to it that the best posi-
BILE brand of weather for football has
been doled out to the state on occa-
sion of important games and that of
today is no exception to the rule and
the Topekans who went to Manhattan
to witness the game between Wash
burn and the Agricultural college
could ask for no finer day. There is
hardly a cloud in the sky and the sun
Is shining brightly while the tempera-
ture Is in the comfortable locality
and the breeze which Is blowing from
the north at the rate of IL miles an
hour acts as a stimulant. The tenn
peratures for the past eight hours
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-09
HE TRIED CONFESSION.
Whisky and Religion Had Failed to
Relieve His Conscience.

Chicago Nov. 9.-Failing to relieve
his troubled conscience with strong
drink and religion, Anthony Kelly, 43
years old, who says he is the black
sheep of a wealthy Philadelphia fam
lily, went to a police station last night
and confessed to having committed
numerous burglaries. The police be-
lieve that he also may know some
thing about the recent murder of Jas.
W. Allaway. the Los Angeles commits
sion merchant, who was shot and kill
ed November 5, by a burglar.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-09
Emporia High School wins.

Emporia, Kan, Nov. 9.-The EN-
poria high school football team defeat
ed the high school team from Council
Grove Friday in a one-sided game By
the score OF "a to o..
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-09
Royal Baby Is Born.

Berlin, Nov. Grown Princess
Frederick William gave birth to a son
at $50 O'Clock this morning. The first
child OF the crown prince was born
July "a, 1906.
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weather Indicaffons.

Chicago, Nov. 9.-Forecast for Kan
sas: Generally fair tonight and Satur-
| day; colder tonight
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Chicago Thinks Purdue Easy.

Chicago, Nov. s.-Ideal football
weather prevailed today for the Uni
versity of Chicago game with Purdue.
The atmosphere was just chilly
enough to warrant quick and snappy
contest. -
Coach Stage said prior to the game
that he was not thoroughly satisfied
with the work of his linemen in the
Minnesota game last week and several
changes We're expected today. Victory
was practically conceded to the Chi
cago team and 1t was considered only
a matter of how large a score would
be made.
Coach Turner of Purdue also ex-
pressed himself as we'll satisfied with
the condition of his men and hoped to
give Stages team a hard game with a
possibility of his men scoring.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-09
KANSAS CORN CROP.

Department of Agriculture Makes
Estimate of 155, 142. 600
Washington, Nov. e.-The depart
ment of agriculture preliminary esti-
55,142,00o bushels; Indian territory,
61.7sS.000; Oklahoma, 58,761,000.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-09
Big Football Games in the East
Have Perfect Day.
Vast Throng Will Witness the
Harvard arlisle Fight.
TICKETS AT PREMIUM
The Crimson Eleven Seem the
Most Confident of Winning.
Princeton Will Meet Amherst
in an Easy" Contest.

Cambridge, Mass. Nov. $50 great
was the interest in the annual football
game between Harvard and Carlisle
that tickets for the contest were SELL
ing at a premium on the streets of
Boston several hours before the time
for calling the game.
Carlisle brought to Cambridge an
other fine collection of athletes, nearly
all veterans of the Gridiron. With a
system of plays backed by the well
known kicking ability of Mount Pleas
ant. the quarterback, it was believed
that the Indians would prove a stub
born foe for the crimson eleven. 1t
was admitted. however. that some of
the visitors had suffered in the game
with Princeton and were not in such
condition as when they met the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania two weeks
ago.
The crimson eleven seemed conf
dent Of winning.
The weather conditions during the
forenoon were nearly ideal.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-09
Princeton and Amherst Clash.

Princeton, n. J.. Nov. 9.-Princeton
will meet Amherst on the football field
this afternoon. All the regulars who
played in the Indian game last Satur-
day will start in the game, but most
of them will be withdrawn as soon as
the game appears safe. 1t is not like
ly that any new plays will be tried to-
day, as the Princeton coaches are
thinking more of the Yale game a
week hence than of today's contest.
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Pennsylvanians at Philadelphia.

Philadelphia, Nov. 9.-The strong
Pennsylvania state college football
team, which defeated Cornell this
year, will play it's annual game with
the University of Pennsylvania on
Franklin field this afternoon. State
college is in good condition and a hard
game is expected. Pennsylvania will
enter the contest with two new men,
one of them being Pauxtis, who will be
played at left end. and the other is
Keinath, who will be tried at quarter
back. These men have lately shown
up well in practice.
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West Point Considered Strongest.

West Point, N. Y, Nov. 9.-For the
first time in the history of football
elevens representatives of Cornell uni
versity and the army will meet on the
local gridiron today. The fact that
West Point has not been scored on so
far this season has strengthened the
friends of the cadets that they may win
a victory over the ,Ithacans.
West Points showing against Yale
three weeks ago was very good and as
Coach Forbes has been unceasing in
his efforts to get his men up to the
top notch the army eleven hope to
make a strong showing against the
new foe today.
The weather conditions are excel
lent and judging from the arrival of
visitors by early trains there should
be as large a gathering at the game
as that which witnessed the Yale con-
test last month.
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Wisconsin VS.. Indiana.

Madison, Wis, Nov. 9.-Wisconsin
goes into the game against Indiana at
Camp Randall this afternoon with the
determination of winning by using a
number of strong substitutes after the
regulars have been worn out.
In the line the regular bunch will be
used except at right guard, where Dit
man and Davidson will alternate. and
at right end where Lowman may give
way to F'ucik, whose elbow has i'm
proved rapidly.
The coaches believe that Wisconsin
has a good chance to win, although
Indiana is said to be the most success
full western team IN the use of the for
ward pass. If the Badgers will play
as they did against Iowa, defeat is not
expected.
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CONTINUED on Page Fourteen.)
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hSNOISCS w yduClOIIo Z.
y Because property does not touch a
why it should not be assessed as a
part of the benefit district according
to a, decision of the supreme court in
the suit of Martin Napiecek against
the city of Kansas City, Kansas. The
city council opened a street and some
the benefit district although it did not
touch the new street. The court of
common pleas of Wyandotte county
held that the property should not be
assessed and the supreme court re-
versed the decision.
Jolt for Judge Fuller.
An assistant attorney general has all
the powers of an attorney general in
the enforcement of all of the pro-
less of when amendments to the law
were enacted. Such was the decision
of the supreme court of the appeal of
James Jepson from Crawford county.
The attorney general appointed an as.
s1stant to close the joints in Crawford
county. The assistant attorney oen>
eral applied for an Injunction to pre-.
vent the sale of Intoxicating liquors by
Jepson and others. In the lower court,
Judge Arthur Fuller refused the ap-
pl1cation until after a hearing on the
ground that an assistant attorney gem
era1 had no auth GRITTY to make appIi-
cation for temporary injunction
against joint until he has given no.
tice to the jointist
The court says: when the state
applies to court or Judge for a tenn
porary injunction in an action of in
to suppress a public nuisance.
at the commencement of the action, no
notice to the defendants is necessary
(C0nffnsIad on De
The National tribune., 1907-04-25
Joint Installation.

AT Reed City, Mich, during February,
Steadman Post, Department OF Michi-
gan, G. A. r.. and Steadman Circle, La
dies of the G.. A. r., met in joint in.
stalla lion. After a nice dinner in the
hail the officers of the Post were in
stalled by Comrade Corbett, after which
followed the installation of the officers
of the Circle. The retiring President of
the Circle was presented with a beauti-
ful fruit dish by the ladies of the Circle
and the Post comrades, as token of
love and respect and of appreciation for
her faithful service to Circle and Post.
Both organizations are in a very pros
porous condition.
The National tribune., 1907-04-25
In.talIation Of Tod Post.

Tod Post, Department of Ohio, G. A.
r., Youngstown, o., held an installation
of its officers on the evening of Jan. 4.
Comrade Judge j. r. Johnson being
the Installing Officer. The following
We're formally invested with office:
3. Commander. Robert M. Thompson,
1888 Mahoning Ave; S. V. c., w. H.
Johnson, Girard; ]. V. c., George A.
Hopper; Adjutant, John Loney, 33
Holmes St; Q. NJ, J. F. john
ston, 1876 West Woodland Ave; Surgeon,
NJ S. Clark, S16 Elm ST.; Chaplain, j.
C. Muter, S28 West Woodland Ave: o.
D., George K. Robbins: o. G., D. Ark
wright: Sergeant-Major, George Bur-
rows; @. NJ. s., J. D. Orr; Patriotic In
structor, John s. Lett: ORGANISE, Austin
Porter; Inside Sentinel, James Morgan;
Outside Sentinel, John Mcclure; Trus-
tees. VIM. E. Sprague, 903 High St;
A. S. McCurly, 431 Crosman Ave; John
S. Lett, "a S. Garland Ave; members Of
Relief Committee, w. Fl. Johnson, Geo.
A. Hopper, M. s. Clark, J. C. Muter.
The National tribune., 1907-04-25

Convention Of the woman's Relief
Corps, Mrs. Abbie A. Adams. National
President, was issued recently. and
makes a bulky and handsome volume.
1t is a great pity that the members Of
the Woman's Relief Corps in general
do not buy and file all these National
Journals. They are Indispensable to
one who deires to keep up with Relief
Corps work. and every member should
so desire. Certainly all Corps Presidents
should study these journals and the de-
cisions of National Conventions. If this
were done, and the officers of Corps
would inform themselves concerning
their duties, as they obligate themselves
to do, they would find fewer troubles in
their work. A thorough understanding
of the Rules of the Woman's Relief
Corps. together with its Constitution,
would be like lubricating oil to rnachin-
ery-make things move smoothly. Mrs.
Adams should be very proud of her
Journal.-Isabel Worrell-Ball. Special
National Press Correspondent.
The National tribune., 1907-04-25
California Ladies' of the G.. A. n.

Editor National Tribune: The Ladies
of the g. A. r., Department of Cali
fornia and Nevada, have thru the trying
experiences of the past year steadfastly
maintained their Circle meetings aud
zealously given relief and encourage
ment to those SO seriously affected by
the late disaster. Much credit is due
the officers and members of the Bay
Circles for their fidelity and earnest
efforts Ito hold the fort" The instaila-
ton of new officers has been attended
with unusual interest.
VIM. Mckinley Circle, 81, San Fran
cisco, held very interesting meeting on
the anniversary of the noble name they
bear.
new Circle has been formed in Tu-
iare, Cal, and the young Circle in For
tuna greatly encouraged by recent addi-
tions.
From the Annual Convention to be
held in April at Santa Barbara we hope
to gain fresh enthusiasm in our noble
work.
Oakland Ladies Of w. r. c. and Col
J. B. Wyman Circle are soon to give an
evening in honor of our Department
Commander, Col. w. c. Alberger.-Har-
riet Burdick Sharkley. Department Cor
responding Secretary. SIS 18th, Oak
land, Cal.