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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-16
BIC FIRE ON FARM
Incendiary Blaze Near Berryt0ns
Did 81, 900 Damage.
Loss Falls OH l.. Kihgman and
w. ii. SIlnIey.
HORSES BURNED.
Discharged Farmland Named
Fairchild Chased by Officers.
Suspected That He Is the One
Who Set Fire.

A large barn and two out buildings
on the L. kingrnan farm eight miles
south of the city, worth about $1,000,
were totally destroyed bysa fire which
started from some unknown cause
about midnight last night. The barn
contained 16 head of horses, also bug
gies and wagons, besides the imple-
ments for farming the place, all of
which belonged to w. H. Sumey, the
tenant.
The family were asleep at the time
in the dwelling, which is but a short
distance from the barn, but knew
nothing of the fire until they were no
the telephone, and the roof had al
ready fallen in. The horses were
worth from $50 to $4,000 each. one of
them being an imported stallion.
Mr.. Surveys loss will be about 81
600 with probably less than half that
amount of insurance. The barn and
out buildings belonged to Mr.. L. King
man and were worth probably $4,000
more with small amount of insur-
ance.
1t is supposed that the fire was of
incendiary origin.
1t is suspected that a man named
Fairchild, who had been working for
Sumey and was discharged Friday
morning, is responsible for the crime.
Sumey came to Topeka this forenoon
to see the sheriff and police, and had
been in town but a few minutes when
a policeman in North Topeka called
up and reported that he had just
chased a bum out Of town. The
bum" answered to the description of
Fairchild, who is very small man.
weighing less than 100 pounds, and
wearing felt boots, a brown overcoat a
cap and spectacles. The police made
run for the Santa Fe junction be-
lieving that the suspect was trying to
get out on a noon Santa Fe freight. 1t
is evident that after his scare from
the policeman he decided to walk 8
the train was carefully watched until
1T had attained a speed prohibitive of
''rOd riding
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-16
PLUM FOR ARCHITECTS.
Good Pay for Acceptable Plan of
American Republics Building.

Washington, March 16.-The gov
erning board of the bureau of Amer
lean republics will make public in a
few days all the conditions of the
competition to be held for plans to be
used in the erection of the bureaus
new $750,000 building given by An
drew Carnegie. The building will
stand in the center of the five acre plot
now used by George Washington uni
versity and lying south of the state de-
partment building. adjoining the Mall.
Plans to be submitted are to include
gateways. drives and other features
for the conversion of the plot into a
handsome garden suited to the palatial
building.
Competition is to be open to archi-
tects on this continent only. Several
of the leading American architects
are to be paid a bonus of $1,000 to de-
fray their expenses in in competing.
Architects not thus designated will
BE- admitted to competition for
prizes of $4,000, $4,000. $1,000 to be
given to the first, second and third
best plans submitted. In addition to
any bonus or prize, he may receive the
architect submitting the plan accepted
will be awarded the contract for SUI
pervision of the erection of the build
ing with the regular architects COM
mission.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-16
RUNS INTO MILLIONS.
Property loss. From Pittsburg Flood
Is a. Heavy One

Pittsburg, Pa, March 16-The rivers
are again back in their channels and
the greatest flood ever known here is a
matter of history.
For "a hours. the water has been
steadily receding and the stage at 10
o'clock today was 81 feet and still fall
ing at the rate of about six inches an
hour.
With the receding water the extent
of the damage caused is-laid bare. The
most conservative figures of property
and business losses are $10,000,000 and
they run from this to $40. 600.
The loss of life in the past three days
is not yet definitely ascertained. At
least a score Of persons met death in
the flood and many are said to be miss
ing.
Business is again assuming. some
thing like normal proportions but, it
will be weeks before .Pittsburg, Allie
gheDy and the valleys. of the three riT
ers fully recover from the. commercial
railroad and traction lines, slencing o.
telephones and suspension of mills, fac
tories and furnaces.
Few, if any of the army of workmen
who were thrown into enforced idIeness
by the flood will be able to resume be-
fore Monday. The mills are all covered
with mud, costly machinery is damaged
and in many buildings may have to be
replaced.
With daylight the work of cleaning
up was begun with vigor. Throughout
the entire flooded district Shiny ooze
or mud from three to twelve inches in
depth covers the streets while huge
blocks of ice and debris of all kinds are
deposited in yards, on porches and any
place where a resting point could be
found
Early in the day the entire force of
the health department descended upon
the recently submerged sections to
make an inspection with a view to as
certaining the result of the deluge as
touching the matter of public health,
Superintendent J. F. Edwards sees no
cause to fear a general epidemic "a
though he is taking all possible meas
ures to avert one.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-16
GAMBLERS ON MONDAY.
Trial of Well Known Professionals to
Occur in City Court.

The case against the gamblers who
were arrested in a recent raid by Sher-
iff Wilkerson and County Attorney
Schenck and other officers will be call
ed for preliminary hearing in the city
court Monday morning.
Fifteen witnesses are summoned 20
testify for the state against the five
men who are charged with maintaining
and keeping a gambling house. The
gamblers are out under bonds of 81
eco, the highest ever asked in cases of
this kind in Topeka in recent years.
The men on trial are: Edwin Ogee,
lobe TOBIAS, Joseph Matthews Mike
Thompson and Cyrus Hurst.
The Is witnesses for the state are:
George Lyons. Ray Jones, -- Hat
field, Marion Laswen, Harvey Wilker-
son, Link Stratton. ]. NJ. Wilkerson,
George Ward, Larson Whittiger, Bob
Miller, Chas. Ramsey, VIII Jeffreys,
Guy TAYLOR, Larry Mcdonald, Mike
Ring, Jim .Willepeg and Johnny
Schwartz.
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PLACE FOR SETH LOW.
The President Appoints Him to the
Industrial Peace Committee.

Washington, March 16.-The president
has appointed Seth Low, ex-mayor of
New York and ex-presdent If Column
bia university, New York and Thomas
C. Bush of Birmingham. Ala, as repre-
sentatives of the. general public under
the act of congress establishing foIn-
dation for the promotion of Industrial
peace, the basis of which is the Nobel
prize fund, recently awarded to the
president by the Norwegian Storthing.
This completes the composition of the
administrative board.
Other members of the board of trus
tees are John Mitchell, president of the
United Mine Workers of America, a
the representative of labor; Marvin
Hughitt, president of the Chicago &
Northwestern Railroad company, repre-
senting capital; the chief Justice of the
supreme court, the secretary. of com
merce- and labor and the secretary of
agriculture.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-16
MANY LAME DUCKS.
Hartman Thinks Wall Street Is Full
of Them

New York, March 16.-Men in the
financial district were still marvelling
today over the way the street" had
stood the shock of two days of the Sc
verest liquidation the stock exchange
has known in several years, together
with the accompanying severe slump
in prices. Not a firm is reported in
difficulties. This Is attributed largely
to the long period of prosperity which
the country has enjoyed.
The cheer that was heard at the
close of the session on the stock ex-
change yesterday afternoon following
a day of substantial rally was echoed
across New street. for the little
board" too, had weathered the storm.
The consolidated could not claim
the proud record of the "big eX
change" since there was one failure
on Thursday, but as in the case of the
stock exchange, every broker met his
obligations yesterday at the clearing
house. President Ogden c. Budd in
sisted that the smaller exchange like
the larger, had displayed an endur-
ance and resistance unprecedented in
Wall street history.
There were many reports regarding
the source and backing of yesterdays
rally. Some credited it to E. H. Har-
riman, others to the Rockefellers and
so on. 1t is known pretty definitely,
however, that Thomas F. Ryan and
the Morton Trust company put very
CLOSE 70 St,OOOrOOO III the purchase OF
securities. Mr.. Ryan. it was said. had
not previously been in the market for
three years.
E. H. Hartman. in speaking of the
markets aspect last night. said: 81
think the worst is now over. 1t has
probably left good many lame ducks
In the street, but 1 anticipate no fail
ures. / used to say when l was in the
street-and it will probably prove true
this time-that the first failure after
an event of this kind is likely to be a
bear failure"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-16
SALARIES ARE FIXED.
New Canal Commissioners to Receive
$4,000 = Year.

Washington. March 16.-The presf-
dent today issued an executive order
fixing the compensation OF Majors ST.
bert and Galliard of the army. and
Civil Engineer Rosseau of the navy,
as members of the Isthmian canal
commission. Each of these officers Is
to receive $4,000 per annum includ-
ing tn cir pay as officers of the branch
es of the service which they now oc-
cupy. These officers also will each be
allowed the use of a furnished dwell
ling house on the Isthmus and will be
allowed and paid their actual and
necessary expenses while away from
the Isthmu on official business.
Messrs. Sibert Galiard and Rosseau
succeeded Messrs. Harrod. Hams and
Endicott whose designations are an
ticipated in the same executive order.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-16
RAILROADS To APPEAL.
Murdock's Mail Weighing Rule Is a
Serious Matter

Chicago, March 1.-THE big mali
carrying railroads have decided to make
an appeal to the new postmaster gem
eral against the rule which the former
incumbent of the position promulgated
requiring a change in the methods of
weighing the mails.
A meeting was held yesterday by the
superintendent of mails for nearly all
the heavy mail carrying roads and it
was the general opinion that the new
order, if carried out. would make it i'm.
possible for the railroads to furnish the
present service.
The new order requires that the aver
age weight of mail carried, the basis
on which the total pay is computed,
shall be determined by dividing the
total weight carried for seven days by
seven instead of by six, as at present.
This will operate as cut of fully IA
per cent in the pay for transportations
of the mails.
1t has been agreed that a committee
shall be appointed, made up of one rep
western and two of the strongest east
ern roads, and that this committee
shall go to Washington and lay the
question before the postmaster general.
If the attempt does not succeed then
it will be necessary for the railroads to
say whether they will be compelled to
curtail the present mail service. Any
on the part of a single road.
or of two or three roads to do So would
result in a general diversion of the
mails to railroads which accepted the
ruling.
Therefore, if there is to be any at
tempt to curtail the mail service, it
has been admitted, it must be by a
move by all of the main mail
routes in the country.
Those who attended the conference
declared that the crisis was a grave
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-16
jealousy Crops Out Among
Heads of Railroads.
Will Meet the President SimgIy
if at All.
VAS A MORGAN MOVE
Hartman Says He Has No In
terest in Plan
For Mellen and Others to Go to
Washington.

New York. March 16.-The Herald to-
day says that while the conference of
railroads presidents, held here yester-
day, which was attended by McCrea OF
the Pennsylvania. Newman of the New
York Central, Mellen of the New Haven
and Hughitt of the Northwestern, de-
cided not to go to Washington in a
body. according to the plan outlined by
j. PferpOnt Morgan in his talk with
the president a few days ago, at least
one of them sent a communication to
Mr.. Roosevelt, asking for a personal
Interview with him. Mr.. Mellen the
Herald says. went back to New Haven.
after the meeting and from there sent
message to the president, asking for
an appointment to confer, with him. He
is awaiting Mr.. Roosevelt's reply and
will go to Washington whenever the
president desires to see him.
In railroad circles opinion appeared
to be divided as to the wisdom of the
step decided on by the four men. Offi-
Gals identified with western roads ex-
pressed indifference to the matter.
They felt, they said, that they were not
being represented in the conference.
They regarded 1t more as a Morgan af-
fair.
E. H. Hartman said:
Il have no interest in the movements
of the gentlemen in question and no
OPINION as to the adVlSa btllty or ~thelf
attending the proposed conference
Not Roosevelt's Fault.
Augusta, Ga, March 16.-Jacob Schiff
of New York, who is at a hotel near
Aiken, S. c., said concerning the Wall
street panic:
THE prompt and clear action OF Sec
rotary Cortelyou saved the day. have
strong hopes that much good will re-
suit
In reference to the present railway sit
uation he said
THE railroads and the people will be
brought nearer together. The welfare
of one is indissolubly connected with
the success of the other. President
Roosevelt did not bring about the mud
die; he simply recognized earlier than
most others Whittier we were drifting.
By the wise course he has taken he
has rendered a.great service to the peo-
pie and to the corporations themselves.
The lesson will be valuable to the cor
poration managers in the future"
MeIIen VIII Go.
Washington, March 16.-President
MeHen of the New York New Haven
q Hartford railroad has telegraphed
to the White House asking for an in
terview with the president. He will be
here next Tuesday. Mr.. Mellen is one
of the four railroad officials mentioned
by j. P. Morgan after his interview
with the president last Monday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-16
CLEVELAND is 70.
Will Spend Birthday Shooting Ducks
Down South.

New York, March 16.-Ex-President
Grover Cleveland, who was born on
March IS, 1887, will complete his 10th
year next Monday.
Last March some of his friends passed
around quietly among themselves a
suggestion that each should write him
a letter or send a telegram of birthday
greetings. Soon after, some of those
closest to him formulated plans for a
popular national demonstration in
recognition of the event of next Mon
day:
These preliminary arrangements
which were completed in almost every
detail were made without consulting
Mr.. Cleveland. When he became ac-
quainted with them he declined the
proffered honor, while recognizing the
spirit which had prompted it. There,
therefore, will be no formal celebra ton,
either in Princeton or elsewhere.
Mr.. Cleveland is now in the south
taking his usual spring time outing.
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STARTED IN FEATHERS.
Fire Destroys Property Worth a Mill
lion in London.

London. March 16.-Three big
warehouses in the FinSbury district.
London's busiest Industrial center,
werefsburned this morning, causing
damage. to the amount of about ST.
100000.
Starting in feathers on one street in
the premises of Cox & Co, hat manu-
facturers, the flames famed by a
strong wind, jumped the street and en-
veloped the establishment of the
Maxine company, wood turner's. and
spread to tho adjoining warehouse OF
Green &, Co, shoe manufacturers
Owing to the strength of wind IL
appeared for a time as though the
whole BLOCK of adjoining property
would be destroyed. but after three
hours.+ hard work the firemen gained
control of the situation.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-16
MORE WITNESSES.
Thaw's Counsel Applies for Additional
Subpoenaes.

New York, March 16.-Henry c.
McPike,- of counsel for Thaw, made
application at the supreme court today
for several additional subpoenas in
the Thaw case. He declined to make
known the natures of the witnesses
wanted.
Mrs. Evelyn Thaw, Mrs. William
Thaw and the Countess of Yarmouth
visited Harry Thaw in his cell today
and remained with him for long
time. On leaving Thaw's wife said:
Harry is looking fine and feeling as
good as he looks.
1t was learned that Thaw was con-
fdent of the result of his trial and
satisfied with it's progress.
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KILLED 65 MINERS.
Explosion of Fire Damp in a Coal
Mine in GERMANY

Forbach, Germany. March 16.-An
explosion of fire damp in the coal mine
at Kleinrosseln. near here, last night
caused the death of IS miners and the
injury of . others.
Instant Death to -.
Saarlouis Rhenish Prussia March
16-Twenty-two miners were killed
this morning at the Gerhard coal
mine. They were descending one OF
the shafts in a cage when the cable
broke near the top and the miners
plunged down several hundred feet.
They all met with instant death.
The mine belongs to the Prussian
which has already begun
an official inquiry into the accident.
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DIES IN AGONY.
Hattie Kaehler, Who Shot Herself,
Expired Early This Morning.

Mrs Hattie Kaehler. the woman
who shot herself on Quincy street,
Thursday night, died early this morn
ing at Keith's hospital. An inquest
may be held but the time has not been
set.
The woman suffered greatly as the
result of the bullet wound, which was
inflicted with a small revolver. Dr.
Keith found the bullet near the spine.
1t had passed through her stoma CHI.
inf1icting a wound which was known
to be fatal from the first examination.
Funeral arrangements will be made
later.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-16
Beet His Mother to Death.

Hancock, Mich, March 16.-Mrs.
Joseph Hamill. aged So, was beaten 70
death today by her son Joseph. aged
30 who attacked his mother with a
stick of stove wood while she was pre-
pairing breakfast. After pounding her
face to a jelly he stabbed her with a
carving knife. The slayer is believed
to be insane.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-16
Good Words for Sugar Beets.

Larned. kan, March ia far
mers' institute was held here Friday
with a large attendance of farmers
and business men. A permanent or
ganization was perfected and the boys
contest in corn and sugar beets will be
held. Speakers were present from the
Kansas Agricultural college and the
sugar factory at Garden City.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-16
IN SPECIAL SESSION.
Governor Folk VIII Call Back LegisIa-
ture to Finish Work.

Jefferson City. Mo-, March 16.-Gover-
nor Folk is quoted as saying last night
that he will soon issue a call for a
special session of the Iegisla ture to con-
slider measures for the regulation of
public utilities. corporations and dram
shops. Bills touching these subjects
and favored by the governor were kill
ed by the session that ends today
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HAPPENED AT WICHITA.
Pair of Scissors Removed From a
Woman's Body After Four Years.

Wichita. Kan. March 16.-A five inch
pair of surgeons scissors were taken
from the thigh of Mrs. w r. White. of
Braman. Ok, at the Wichita hospital
todoy. She was operated on for a tu-
NOR four years ago and the instrument
was left in the abdominal cavity. The
scissors worked through her body to her
left thigh causing exrutia ting pain. They
were discovered by an X-Ray examina-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-16
EIGHT DROWNED.
Leaped Into Flood to Escape From
Burning Building.

Wheeling. w. Va. March Height
persons are known to have lost their
lives in fire that occurred in the
plant of the Warwick Pottery COM
pany in the flooded district today.
They were with the exception of
Waterman Holmes. all Syrians and
were drowned by leaping into the
flood.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-16
wARMEsT DAY OF THE YEAR.
Maximum Temperature Up to
O'clock Was Sc Degrees.

The same weather conditions which
have been evident for the past few
days are prevalent again today. This
has incidentally been the warmest day
of the season with maximum tenn
perature of sixty-six degrees. For to-
morrow the weather man says it will
be a little cooler with less wind and
that from the northwest. The wind
today has been at the rate of twenty
four miles from the southwest.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-16
The Sultan Is Coming Around.

Constantinople. March 16.-The
audience which the American ambas-
sador. Mr.. Leischman, had of the
sultan yesterday, mostly concerned the
recognition of the American schools
and missions in the Turkish empire.
The question appears to be approach
ing a satisfactory solution.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-16
Hans Wagner at Hot Springs.

Hot Springs Ark. March 16.-Hans
Wagner the shortstop of the Pittsburg
team has arrived here with his broth
er. AL Both will start training at
Wilmington baseball park.
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Weather indications.

Chicago, March 16-Forecast for Kan
sas: Fair tonight and Sunday; cooler
tonight.
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Fritzi Schir Is Refter,

New York March 16.-Fritzi
Schiff, who is i'll at the Hotel st. Re-
Kis, is better.
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s Following are the temperatures:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-08
CARS RUN NEXT MARCH ON
 NASHVILLE lNTERURBAN

cured from President H. H. Mayberry hy
 a Banner reporter this morning. how ever. will no doubt cause the public to sit up and notice a bit, Nothing had
 been said right recently concerning the
 road, but it develops that work had been
 underway at a merry clip and that 1t IS
 evidently the intention of the owners or
 the road to build it. In fact. it would
 seem that a glance at the men who are
 back of the enterprise that will mean
 so much to this section, guarantees that
 the road will be built. The men who own
 the road are: Nat Baxter, Jr., Judge
 John A. Pitts, John T. Landis. Jo Frank,
 and H. IT. Mayberry. Again it is point
 ed out by those who have visited the
 north and east and watched interurbans make a section grow. that Nashville has the same growth and material and in dustrial advancement and progress
 ahead. In support of such statement reference is frequently made to the cities
 of Indianapolis, Ind, and Toledo. and Columbus O. If is said by persons who have visited these cities that their popu-
 lation has been greatly increased through
 the medium of the interurban railroad
 President Mayberry and his associates have been just as busy as bees all the
 while, however 1t seems, although they
 have been saying nothing. It seems that matters are now so well in hand and so nicely are they progressing that Presi- dent MayberfY leaves this week with his family for a vacation and rest He will go to Jamestown. Washington and other