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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-14
WORSE THAN HE THOUGHT.
General Funston Makes Another Re-
port on GoIdfield Situation.

Goldfield, New, Dec. 14.-After
having met and conferred with many
citizens of Goldfield, General Funston
stated to the Associated Press that
he is finding conditions here worse
than he had anticipated.
1.-The possibilities of serious trouble
growing out Of the difficulties be-
tween the mine owners and the min
ers," he added, "are greater than my
information previous to coming to
Goldfield had led me to believe.
have just telegraphed a second re-
port to Washington which is based on
the information have gathered.
do not believe the governor will de-
clare martial law at once as no SER
ious disturbance has occurred.
81 am satisfied with this and shall
not advise such action until it is abso-
lutely necessary. AS to the matter of
patrolling the vicinity of the mines
and the streets of the city, with the
regulars, that is a procedure that may
become necessary at any hour"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-14
STRUCK A mine.
Workmen Find Explosives Buried in
Wall Street in 1868.

New York, Dec. 14.-Rumors of a
modern Guy Fawkes plot spread. rap
idly through Wall street, when the
fact was known that a barrel of gun
powder and more than a hundred
bombs or hand grenades had been
found in the very middle of the finan-
cial district.
workmen engaged in tearing out
the interior of the old custom house
discovered the mine. An apparently
unused iron door was forced open and
inside in a closet. were found the ex-
plosives. The customs authorities
were notified, but it was not until the
oldest employe of the Office was ques-
toned that the real history of the ex-
plosives were discovered.
According to this story they were
placed in the building in 1868, at the
time of the Draft riots when the gov
eminent decided to be ready to pro-
tect the building in case it was at
tackled by the rioters. Years ago
the miniature armory was forgotten.
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turbed, if it is to be drawn only for the
purpose of boarding.
1.-The banker and the depositor should
get into a closer relationship than may
have been their practice in the past.
If the bank wishes to retain the money
of its depositor in his bank he should
be willing to satisfy him that his bank
is in q perfectly solvent condition and
that his funds are safe while deposited
there. On the other hand, If the de-
positor becomes alarmed and questions
the safety of his deposit while nobody
can question his right to withdraw 1t,
yet if he wishes to prevent a contrac-
ton of the circulating money OF the
country with it's resulting hard times
he will not contribute to such condition
by hiding away the currency and goio
money of the country, on the contrary,
if he has any money so hidden away,
he should not delay single hour; What
in my judgment is his duty. but should
take it to some bank and deposit IT, or
in some other way put it back into CIR
culation where it will help to relieve
the stringency instead of allowing 1T to
remain in hiding and add to the strin-
gency.
THE depositor who demands his
funds in cash may be forcing his best
friend to pay his note at a time when
he can ill-afford to and may perhaps
be required to place some of his proper
ty upon a destroyed market ana at
forced sale to raise the money. The
banker should not be blamed II he is
required to force collections as the law
requires him to keep intact one-1ourth
of all of his deposits in cash or his
bank must close it's doors and as his
cash reserve is withdrawn by frighten-
ed depositors he can replenish 1t only
by demanding immediate payment OF
his outstanding loans
I'm short the business interests OF
the country depend for continued sue
cess greatly upon the action OF the oe-
positors in banks. They have 1t IN their
power to greatly relieve the situation
or bv a desire to punish the banker Tor
Withholding their funds they will work
untold injury to the business OF the
country The situation demands very
careful handling by depos1tors.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-14
OUT DOWN OF FORCES
Is Threatened by Number of Rail
roads in the Southwest.

Chicago, Dec. IA dispatch to
the Inter-Ocean from Galveston. Tex.
says:
1t was announced yesterday that be-
tween the first and fifteenth of Janu-
airy one of the railroads in the south
west will lay off 1000 men for an
indefinite period. AS if by concerted
action comes the reports from the fol-
lowing roads that owing to decreases
in traffic it will be necessary to cur
tail expenses: ----4
Frisco, Rock Island, Southern Pa
cific lines, Texas & Pacific. Cotton
Belt, Santa Fe, Houston e. Texas Cen
trail International & Great Northern,
the Katy Fort Worth & Denver.
These reductions will affect every
branch of railroading from watchmen
to operating forces. While the off,
Gals say they believe the dull season
will last but a few months, the cut in
forces will mean a saving W more
than 100000 in the pay rolls.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-14
WALL STREET UPSET.
Prospect of Lower Dividends Has
Demoralizing Influence.

New York, Dec. IA variety of
factors contributed to the depression
in this weeks stock market. or these
the money situation was pre-emlnent.
but much weight was also attached to
the pro ba bility of dividend reductions
on prominent stocks and unsettled
trade conditions, particularly in the
metal industry. Drastic LIQUIDATION
resulted at times from the calling OF
loans by the banks in an effort to for
tify their position in anticipation OF
early large corporate requirements
and an expected call on the state
banks for statement of their condI-
tions.
The resultant contraction in loan
able funds sent the call money rates
up to 25 per cent but during the latter
half of the week this figure was about
cut in two for renewals. The pre-
MUM on currency was maintained at
VARYING rates There was little relief
afforded the market by the gold i'm
ports which were received. Heavy
speculative liquidation went on during
the week in American Sugar, New
York Central and Amalgamated Cop
per- the weakness in these stocks be-
ing variously attributed to unsatis>
factory trade conditions, bear opera
tions and uncertainty as to dividend
returns.
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NO HOPE AFTER THIRTY.
Criminals Should BE Treated as
Habitual After That Age.

Chicago, Dec. IA symposium on
the treatment of the criminal and other
social parasites was held at the joint
meeting of the Physicians club of Chi
cago and the Law club last night. These
two theories were advanced:
Elimination of criminal children by
sterilization.
Treatment of criminals over 80 years
old as habitual and either sending them
to penal institutions for life or putting
them away in some other manner, pos
sibly by the cemetery route.
DR.. William T. Belfield was the ad-
vocate of the sterilization idea. He took
up the biological aspect of the criminal,
and after tracing the development of
the individual to the point where he be-
came a danger to society, made plea
for race suicide.
Morality is the arrest of the in
stincts by intellect" he said. "A child
is a savage. If he continues to improve
slowly he has chance to outgrow his
tendencies before he is 30. Before that
he should be given all the care posi-
BILE. But when man commits a crime
after 80 he may be set down as rule
to be morally bad with no hope of i'm
proVement For the mature criminal
I would advocate permanent segrega-
ton either by the penal colony or the
cemetery. The indeterminate sentence
with the parole is a radical error Tor
the man over 80.
1.-The one hope of the material reduc-
ton of the social parasite is in proven
ton We must prevent the criminals
from breeding criminals. The great
bulk of criminals inherit arrested de-
veIopment The state has let them
breed and impoverished itself to take
care of their children"
DR.. J. N Hurry, secretary of the In
diana state board of health, told of the
Indiana movement" which is the ed
ucation of the prisoners in the Indiana
reformatory to allow themselves to be
sterilized. More than 300 of them have
submitted to this operation so far.
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AUTO ON C0WCATCHER.
1t Is Carried Fifty Yards With Two
Men in 1t.

Minneapolis, Mimi, Dec. 14.-Sit-
ting in their automobile and carried
for fifty yards on the cowcatcher of
a passenger engine, every instant ex-
pecting to be ground beneath the
wheels of the train. was the harrow
ing experience of S. J. Hewson, presf-
dent of the Menominee Hydraulic
Pressed Brick company. and Frank
Peck, superintendent of the Menominec
branch of the company in Mime
apolis, last night. They escaped, how
ever, with out a bruise.
The two men were returning from
St. Paul. When they approached the
Oak street crossing of the Great
North fern, Mr.. Hewson, who was driv-
ing, saw no signals indicating the ap-
proach of a train. After slowing up
a moment he started across the track
at full speed. When the track was
reached he saw the passenger train al
most upon him. Instead of trying to
pass directly in front of the engine, he
with remarkable presence of mind cir
cled the machine. The automobile
was caught upon the fender and car
ried some distance with the two men
in 1t.
AS the train was running at the rate
of 10 or Is miles an hour, it was
brought to a stop quickly. The anto-
mobile was partially wrecked.
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Santa Claus No Longer Barred
From Postoffice.
Postmaster General issues a
Sweeping Order.
HIS REGULAR AGENTS
VIII BE Given Letters If Duly
Accredited.
Kris Kringle Is Put Entirely
Out of Business.

washington, Dec. 14.-In past years
many communica lions have been re-
celved by the postoffice department
requesting delivery of so-called Santa
Claus letters to philanthropic societies
ana others in various parts of the
country, but the requests have always
Deen Denied. The department taking
the stand that letters of Importance
would be classed with Santa Claus
letters through error; that it would
pc exposing to private parties conf
Dental correspondence that the letters
that such practice would not be in
keeping with the principles of the
sanctity of the mails.
Now, however. Postmaster General
myers mas adopted a more liberal at
titude towards the children as fndi-
Gated by his action of today in Issuing
an order to postmasters all over the
country, to whom letters, full of trust
and pleading are coming in such num-
bers from the little ones, to let the
people of their cities know through
the newspapers that mail addressed
to Santa Claus will be delivered to
any responsible parties who will un-
dertake to act as Santa Claus agents
in the matter. The order follows:
ordered that hereafter and until
the close of the first day of January,
1908, postmasters are directed to de-
liver all letters arriving at their re-
spective postoffices addressed plainly
and Enthusiastically to Santa Claus
without any other terms or express
sions Identifying the person for whom
such letters are intended to any reg
ularly organized cha BILE society in
the city or town of address, to be used
exclusively for charitable purposes. In
the event that claim should be made
by more than one such society for
letters so addressed, such letters will
be equally divided according to num-
Der, between the societies making
such claim"
AS it was found that the name OF
Kris Kringle appears in various city
directories it was decided to avoid
confusion and loss of letters intend
ed for persons of that name that the
new regulation should apply to Santa
Claus, who appears to have no name
sake
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ARE $1,000 OF THEM.
Women Who Support Their Husbands
i'm New York.

New York, Dec. 14.-That $1,000
women in New York support their
husbands is the statement made by
Mrs. Frederick Nathan. a leader in
the movement for women's suffrage
in New York. That a woman can be a
wage Garner and at the same time
care for her home is entirely pos
sible, Mrs. Nathan says, and there are
many cases in which it is imminently
satisfactory to have a man and his
wife both wage earners. Mrs. Nathan
gives these two as the principal rea-
sons why married women are wage
earners. She said:
Men waste so much money in
smoking, gambling and drinking that
they have none left for family ex-
penses.
MANY women have minds superior
to their husbands. and can earn more.
In that case. it is the women's plain
duty-and should be her pleasure
to earn whatever her talents will
bring
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BURNS THE BREWERIES.
Incendiary Thought to Be at Work TO
Help Sunday Closing.

Chicago, Dec. IA $250.000 fire
in the Cook brewery last night is the
third brewery fire since the Sunday
closing crusade began in this city.
Coming so closely after the others,
Fire Attorney Hogan believes that
some fanatic, actuated by the belief
that brewery destruction helps along
the cause. is at work Mr. Hogan
said:
"WhiIe I am not prepared to state
positively that the fires have been set.
the circumstances are at least peculiar
enough to justify me in making the
most searching investigation. and I
shall not be surprised if we uncover
a pyromaniac as the instigator of
these fires.
The other two breweries which have
been attacked by flames were those Of
the Mullen Brewing company and the
Tosetti Brewing company
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STORM TOSSED.
Big Battleships Buffeted by
Huge Ocean Waves.
Wind Reaches a Velocity of 4S
Miles an Hour.
A DAY OF FAREWELL.
Final Greetings Will Be Elk
changed ON Sunday.
Start Will Be Made at 10
O'Clock on Monday.

Norfolk, Va, Dec. 14.-With coaling
and the loading of stores of every de-
scription complete and with everything
in readiness for next Monday morning
on their voyage to the Pacific coast,
the severe southeast storm which
struck the coast lasting throughout the
night and continued with great inten-
sity during today had little effect upon
the great battleships of the Pacific
bound Atlantic fleet, as they rode safe
ly at anchor through the gale in Hamp-
ton Roads except that the choppy seas
in wind of % miles an hour made it
difficult and at times most uncomfor-
table for the small launches passing
between the fleet and shore and from
ship to ship. The wind reached a
maximum velocity at Cape Henry of
4S miles an hour at o'clock this morn
ing and the seas rolling almost noun
tain high, made it dangerous for craft
of all kinds caught in the teeth OF
the gale.
The storm was followed by hard wind
along the coast and dense fog at the
Virginia Capes making it we'll nigh i'm
possible to distinguish passing vessels.
The notable farewell ball given at the
Hotel Chamberlain, Old Point Comfort,
last night, in honor of Admiral Evans
and the other flag and line officers of
the fleet and social functions aboard
the ships yesterday were followed by
activity aboard ship in getting every
thing in the best possible trim looking
to absolute perfection for Monday
start and for the inspection at long
range of the ships of the armada by
President Roosevelt from the deck of
his yacht the Mayfower. The heavy
seas in today's storm made the massive
ships of steel roll considerably, but
those aboard are used to this and the
storm was not of unusual consequence
except in it's interference with the small
launches passing to and fro.
Sunday will be day of farewell
greetings at Old Point Comfort. The
families of many of the officers who go
out in the fleet are there and the last
visit ashore by the officers will be Sun
day night. The signal to get underway
will be flown from the towering yards
of the flagship Connecticut shortly be-
fore 10 o'clock Monday morning and
under the eye of the president the ships
will pass outside the Virginia capes,
turn their prows to the south and take
their. course through the eastern end
of the West Indies to Trinidad, the
first scheduled stopping place on their
way to show the people of the Pacific
coast the finest double squadron OF
war vessels ever in the western sea.
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wIoHIrA's NEW POSTMASTER.
Reported That Col. Murdoch Will Re-
sign i'm Favor of o. u. Smith.

Wichita. Dec. 1.-THE Beacon
says: The most sensational rumor in
political circles is to the effect that
Oscar z. Smith is to soon be appoint
ed postmaster at Wichita.
Col. Murdoch has 5een IN III heaith
for some months and the rumor is
that he may give up the office.
Mr.. Smith was Congressman Muir
docks manager at the convention at
Great Bend when Mr.. Murdoch was
first nominated He was a candidate
for the office when Col. Murdoch re-
ceived his last appointment and many
people expected that Mr.. Smith would
be appointed at that time.
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GUILTY OF ALL.
BigelOW Owns Up to Everything
Charged Against Him.

Denver, Dec. 14.-Kemp v. Bige-
low, the young clerk who mailed
dynamite bombs to several leading
citizens of Denver. about two months
ago in the hope of securing rewardi
by giving warning before any harm
was done, pleaded guilty in the GRIM
inal court to the charges of assault
with intent to kill Governor Henry A.
Buchtel, Lawrence f. Phipps and
Charles B. Kountz, and of working a
confidence game. The court will hear
evidence in the case Monday before
pronouncing sentence.
Bigelow had already been tried on
a charge of assault with intent to kill
David H. Moffatt and sentenced to the
reformatory, but District Attorney
Stidger elected to try him on other
charges with view of inflicting more
severe punishment.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-14
CHRISTMAS REMINDER.
The Weather Is Unsettled and Wintry
Today.

This is just reminder of the Christ
mas season. said Assistant Weather
Observer Flora today. another instance
Of least we forget, though there will
probably be a light snowfall late this
evening or during the night and a no.
ticeable drop in the temperature. The
indications are that we are on the west
edge of a storm of some kind and at
this season of the year this is taken to
mean a snow"
breeze from the flag pole which sur
mounts the weather bureau building
indicates the weather story of the day
and the fact that the small pennant is
the lowest foretells drop in the mer-
curry. The air has been filled with snow
all day, though at no time has the fall
been sufficient to cover the ground and
the pavementS are as dry as though
snow storm was not in the vicinity.
The following table tells the story OF
he tenn n the daN-
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GUNBoAT GOES DOWN.
Eight Out of Thirteen Persons on
Board Were Drowned.

London. Dec. 1.-THE fierce gales
which have ragged on the coasts OF the
limited Kingdom. for the past Few days
show little signs of abating and the
heavy rains have flooded almost all the
interior lowlands. Communication gem
orally is much hampered
rho barbors and bays are crowded
with vessels that have run in for Snel-
ter. There have been many small
wrecks but outside the loss or the
American schooner, Thomas w: Law
son the fatalities thus far reported are
no+numerous The most serious wreck
happened near Sheerness this morning
The cutter gunboat SpeedweH was
struck by a heavy sea and Went down.
There were thirteen liberty men on
hoard at the time and only five of them
were rescued.
The entire Thames valley is huge
lake The river is over its banks and
risinr rapidly. The ground floors or
scores of riverside residences are un-
II, n bit a BILE.
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Cab Fares Come Down.

New York, Dec. 1.-THE amazing
popularity of the newly introduced
taximeter motor cabs in New York is
causing distress to the owners of the
old fashioned cabs. 1t has been prac-
ticaHy decided to cut in half the
charges for horse cabs and ii is said
that most of the owners will attach
taximeters to their vehicles. Many of
the independent cab owners, men who
own their own cabs, are reported to be
in negotiation with manufacturers for
motor cabs to take the place of the
old hansoms.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-14
Killed while Stealing wire.

New York, Dec. 14.-Pullio Bru-
nette met a horrible death while at
tempting to steal wire at Hampstead,
l.. I. He had climbed a pole and cut
a telephone wire, but while attempt
ing to pull it down it came in contact
with a high power electrical service
wire and $500 volts or electricity
passed through his body He was in
stantly killed, his body being terribly
burned.
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SIGNED BY Lands.
The Standards Appeal in Rebate
Cases Is Filed.

Chicago Dec. 1.-THE bill of ex-
ceptions in the appeal of the Standard
Oil company of Indiana from the fine
of S924OOO0 was today signed by
Judge Lands and was later filed in
the court of appeals. 1t is expected
that the entire record in the case will
be. filed within a few weeks and a
hearing had upon the appeal within a
short time.
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Nordica and Hammerstein to Settle.

New York, Dec. 14.-Oscar Ham
merstein, manager of the Manhattan
opera house, and attorneys represent
ing Nine. Nordica. the prima donna,
will hold a conference today after
which 1t is expected an announce
ment of Nine. Nordica's future plans
will be made. The singer is under
contract to Mr.. Hammerstein, but has
been out of the bill at the Manhattan
for several weeks. 1t is expected that
the contract will be cancelled at to-
days meeting.
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Hotels to Furnish Chaperons.

ons is the latest idea here. At least
one big hotel has decided to furnish
chaperons to women, who come to
New York alone or who come here
with their husbands. who are too busy
to take care of them. The women so
employed will also be competent
guides.
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Belmont Names His Committee

New York, Dec. 14.-Perry Bel
mont, president OF the Publicity Law
association has appointed the follow
ing non-partisan committee to appear
before the committee Of congress to
which the bills favored by the or
ganization have been referred; For
mer Senators William E. Chandler and
John NJ. Thurston, Alexander Troup,
John E. Lamb, Crammond Kennedy,
J. G. Schurman, James H. Wilson and
Frank K Foster.
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BISHOP COLEMAN DEAD.
Expired at Night While Alone in His
Room.

Wilmington, Del. Dec. 14.-Leithon
Coleman, Episcopal bishop of Della
ware. was found dead in bed this
morning at his home in this city He
had been i'll for week with hard
cold which developed into kidney
trouble.
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IL u. Defeats offawa.

Lawrence. Kan. Dec. 1.-THE Jay
hawkers opened their basket ball sea-
son in the new gymnasium last night
by defeating the Ottawa university
five, the score being Sc to %. The
team work of the Kansas squad was
good.
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Ambassador Bryce to stay

London. Dec. 14.-The Associated
Press is officially informed that the
rumor to the effect that James Bryce,
the British ambassador to the United
States, is to leave the Washington en-
bassy is absolutely untrue.
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BRYAN in TOPEKA.
will Deliver Address for " Nj. G. A.
on Feb. %.

w. ]. Bryan has accepted an invita-
tion to deliver his address 1.-THE Prince
of Peace at the auditorium on Feb.
% for the Topeka Y. M. G. A. 1t will
be a mems meeting.
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Weather Indications.

Chicago, Dec. 14.-Forecast for
Kansas: Probably snow and slightly
4 colder tonight; Sunday generally fair.