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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-02
BUTLER, NATIVE SON.
VIII Respond to "Kansas'' - Toast
January 29-Gov. Frantz to Speak.

Russell Butler of Baldwin, Kan, a
student at the state university, was Sc
lected by the Kansas Day club execu-
tive committee on Saturday to deliver
the toast on kansas" at the banquet
to be held in Topeka on January 20,
the birthday of the state. The one re-
QuiSite of the man responding to this
toast is that he shall be a native Kan
san, and Butler fills that requirement.
Ex-Governor Frantz, of Oklahoma,
will be asked to deliver the greetings
from outside of the state of Kansas.
Other speakers selected at the meet
ing Saturday are:
+. s. Jackson, attorney general
E. H. Nichols, president OF State Ag-
ricultural college.
Arthur Cranston, Parsons. =
J. N. Tincher, Medicine Lodge.
w. B. Ham, Stockton, candidate for
nomination for congress in Sixth dis
trict.
S. H. Brandon, Butler, presidents ad-
dress.
Mr.. Brandon, the president of the
club, was unable to attend the meet
ing Saturday on account of sickness.
He sent a letter offering to resign his
position on account of his ill health,
but the committee refused to accept the
resignation
1t is likely that the banquet this year
will be held in the basement of the
state house rotunda- Secretary Will
lam Vernon says that he expects an at
tendance of $50. There were only four
members of the committee present at
the meeting Saturday; ]. N. Dolley of
the Fourth district; o. o. Osborne of
the Sixth district: H. Ward Page, hold
ing the proxy of Chas. Snyder of the
First district; Seth G. Wells, holding
the proxy of Geo. Boone of the Third
district.
There was a good deal of political
medicine mixing in the afternoon and
evening. The politicians who were here
tried to get line on the governorship
fight, and on the probable action of the
state committee concerning a primary
election for 1908.
The announcement that Cyrus Lee
land may be a candidate for governor
was the chief topic of conversation
Most of the expressions heard were
friendly to Leland. Even those who
have fought him bitterly in the past
are inclined to forgive, and everyone
admits that Leland has a wonderful
grip on the political situation. 1t seems
to be regarded as doubtful however
whether Leland will really get into the
fight, and some of his best friends say
that If he does go in, it will indicate
that he has been pledged the support
of either the square dealers or the
amachine," and that he will not at
tempt to run as a compromise candi-
date.
There was a lot of talk about Attor-
new General F. s. Jackson as likely
material for the Office of governor. and
some did not hesitate to say that things
will eventually take such a turn that
jackson will be brought into the fight
in spite of himself, and will be given
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-02
TO STOP SLAVERY.
The Federal Statute Is in Need of
Amendment.

Washington, Dec. I'm a report to
the attorney general concerning his
findings relating to peonage in the
south, Assistant Attorney General
Charles w. Russell makes a strong
recommendation that the federal stat
ute relating to slavery be amended in
manner which will destroy all doubt
as to the meaning of involuntary
servltude as set forth therein. He
also suggests changes in state laws.
II is hoped, said Mr.. Russell.
that an enlightened self interest and
the demand for labor made necessary
by the expansion of old industries will
ieao 90 the amendment or repeal of
the state laws which are the chief
support OF peonage practices.
Ihese state laws take various
forms and are used in various ways to
uphold peonage and other kinds of
involuntary servitude. Some of them
are vagrancy laws, some contract
labor or employment laws. Some
fraudulent pretense or false promise
laws, and there are diverse others.
Some few of those in question, such as
absconding debtor laws, labor en-
ticing, and board bill laws were not
but in view of the use to which they
are put need amendment in order
that they can not be so abused.
Ihese laws are used to threaten
Workmen who having been defrauded
into going to an employer by false
reports as to conditions of employ
ment and the surroundings, naturally
become dissatisfied as soon as they
ind how they have been defrauded.
They are used before juries and the
local public to hold the poems up as
lawbreakers and dishonest persons
seeking to. avoid their just obliga-
tons, and to convince patriotic juries
that the defendants accused of peon-
age should not be convicted for en-
forcing, still less for threatening to
enforce, the laws of heir state.
Whether constitutional or uncon-
stitutionaI they should all be wiped
out or so amended as to be harmless
for the purpose of enslaving work
men,"
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Charged With Being in a Trust
in Topeka.
OVER SUNDAY CLOSING
Those Affected by New Order
Back of Movement.
Revision of Sunday Closing Or
dinance to Be Asked.
Now it's the grocers' trust.

In retaliation for the movement
started by ninety-eight of the grocers
of the city for Sunday closing of cigar
stands, confectionery and news stands.
cigar and confectionery dealers are
talking of having the grand jury
which is to be convened in January by
Judge Dana to go into an alleged gro
GERS trust which it is said exists in
Topeka.
The Topeka Retail Grocers' associa-
ton is said to be the innocent name
under which the trust is masking its
efforts to boost the price of food prod
ucts to the Topeka consumer.
Councilman Montgomery is secretary
of grocers' asso ciation which it is claim
ed by the members is merely a mutual
protective organization for the pur-
pose of establishing reliable credits of
customers of the grocery store mem
bers of the association.
Councilman Montg emery denies
now that he was back of the move
ment which resulted in the presenta-
ton Of the lengthy petition to the
mayor containing the names of the SO
grocers which asked for the lid. 9th
ers who had something to do with the
petition intimate, however. that Mont
gomery was really responsible in part
for the petition but is now showing
the white feather.
Along with the recalcitrant cigar
and confectionery merchants are sew
eral grocery merchants who refused
to sign the petition for Sunday closing.
theaters did not come up in the dis
trict court Saturday and was put off
until next Saturday because of the
inability of Judge Hazen, one of the
attorneys for the theatrical managers,
to appear in court for his clients. On
this account it is probable that the lid
will not be screwed down into place
even next Sunday, but will be deferred
until the week following.
A petition, it is stated, will be pre-
scented to the council this evening
asking for a revision of the present
Sunday closing ordinance which has
to do with grocery stores, meat mar
kets, confectionery and news stands.
1t is stated that the petition will ask
that the law be amended so as to af-
feet only the meat markets and gro
Gerry stores and not operate against
other business houses.
The mayor states that under the
pres ent ordinance he has no other
alternative except to enforce the
whole ordinance against all business
houses which remain open on Sunday.
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NO HELP FOR THEM.
Fate of Eleven Entombed Miners
rs Regarded as Sealed. -..~.st

Dry TOWN. CAT Dec. with
smoke stir pouring from the shaft of
the Fremont r1lines hope for eleven
miners, who were fentombed Saturday
was abandoned last night, and 1t is
expected all of them have persisted
behind the wall of flame which drove
them toward the heart of the subter-
ranean furnace, when they tried TO
escape. -. ~
James Drew, Joseph Marley, Daniel
O'Brien and L. E. E. Wilson are the
Americans among the victims, the rest
of whom are Italians and Aus TRANS.
O'Brien and Wilson are married, the
latter having eight children. ,z.-
A crowd, among which there were
many weeping women, surroundedAhe
mouth of the shaft all day. A num-
Der of attempts were made to get into
the mine. but all of them had to be
abandoned.
After the connecting drifts of the
Fremont and Cover shafts had been
bulkheaded and the collar of the latter
had been boarded up to smother the
fire, Superintendent Goodall started to
food the mine. Later Goodall and a
party of mining experts went down
the Cover shaft and found their way
to the bulkhead, which they blew open
with dynamite.
Goodall and the party then went to
the Fremont shaft and made an open
ing by taking off the bulkhead from
the collar. They were about to de-
scend the skip to the 800 foot level.
when they were driven back to the
surface by the sitting smoke. Other
attempts made to descend met with
the same futile result.
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HER THEATER BURNS.
Houston Sustains a Loss by Fire
Reaching S75O,OOO.

Houston, Dec. 2.-Fire this morning
destroyed business property in the
heart of Houston to the value of $780,
Dob. Breaking out in the rear of the
Frank Dunn jewelry store, and pawn
shop the flames spread in all direc-
tons through the block and it was
not until 2 o'clock this morning that
the conf1agratiun was under control
The losses are:
Houston theater, 100000; Mrs
Miller's building, corner Preston and
Franklin streets, $4,000; Frank
Dunn's jewelry store and pawn shop
building and contents, Sill, 900; s. l..
Sans, dry goods store (bankrup)
$4,000 building and stock; ]. J.
Sweeney jewelry, $4,000 building and
stock; j. n. Taub & Son, wholesale
cigar house, $4,000; John Miller's
saloon, building corner Fannin and
Congress streets, $15,5O0; Levy
Brothers dry goods store, $4,000 dam
age to stock and buildings; Sellers
building, $4,000; Morris Brothers,
clothiers. damage to- building and
stock, $4,000.
The destruction of offices on the
upper floors of the buildings burned
will make a total loss in excess of
S750,000. The federal court offices
were located in the theater building
and all records and fixtures are a total
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-02
BIG DAY FOR new STATE
First Oklahoma Legislature Assem-
bles at Guthrie.

Guthrie, Okla. Dec. 2.-Oklahoma's
first legislature convened here today
in the temporary state capitol. Great
in the limited space allotted to specta-
tors was filled. The day was taken UP
in organizing both houses. Governor
Charles N. Haskell will not deliver
his message until tomorrow.
This evening the Democrats, who
are in entire control, will hold a eau
Gus and decide upon a definite pro-
gramme of procedure.
Ono of tho preliminary skirmishes
sonnel of the public buildings COM
niittee which will deal with the loca-
ton of the different state institutions.
1t is said that the legislature will
make no attempt to remove any of
the old state Institutions located in
the former Oklahoma territory bu.
that now institutions will go to what
was formerly Indian Territory.
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TODAY'S MARKET REPORTS

Chicago, Dec. 2.-WHEAT-The trade in
wheat today was, with the market inclin-
ed to weakness owing to an easier feeling
in the stock market. May opened AQ%c
within that range. Minneapolis, Duluth
and Chicago reported receipts of $50 cars
Z CORN-Corn was quiet and easier, due
to cold weather and to weakness in
wheat. May opened shade to AQSsc
lower, at 559s@557sc, sold at soc, and re-
ceded to 55A@55kc.
OATS-There was very little trading in
oats. The market was steady. May open
ed shade lower. at 507sc, and sold up to
511sc.
MISCONCEPTIONS were quiet, but
the tone of the market was firm, due to
a 10c advance in live hogs. The trading
was chiefly in the May option. May pork
opened 5Q10c higher, at $13.OOQ13O5. May
lard was TIC up, at S.65. Ribs were &c
higher, at $685..
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-02
new GOLD COINS
Currency Was Increased $4,000, 900
by the Minis Last Month.

Washington, Dec. 1.-The money
shops of the nation are working over
time turning out coin and paper cur
rency to meet the unprecedented de-
mand for cash. The director of the
mint, Frank A. Leach. has not much
time to talk these days, but today he
said:
THE work of the various minis for
the last two months has been almost
unprecedented. The western minis have
finished night and day work, but the
Philadelphia mint still is working over
time. In October there was total
coinage of $12 066,720, as against coin
age of $9,173,317 lin that month last
year. But October cannot compare with
the present month. An estimate of the
coinage to the night of November % is
$50, 700, 500. OF this 80 million is gold and
$700,50 is silver.
1. 1.-The great increase in the coinage of
gold is caused, first, by the importations
from Europe. More than so million dol
lars has been imported recently. Some
of this is in the form of United States
gold. This goes directly into the banks,
the rest is in the form of bar gold and
foreign coins. The bar go1dsfs nlinted
and the foreign coin Pennfnted . The Inn
porter of foreign gold takes it to the
United States assayer, who decides its
value. The importer receives this value
in United States money and the gold is
the increase is that we have been
changing the refining process and for
some. time our reffneries have been out
of commission. That meant that the
gold bullion was piling up Recently we
have been able to resume work. The
San Francisco mint coined II million
dollars in gold in less than 20 days this
month. I expect the present activity
of the minis to continue for two
MONTHS
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Officers of the house was completed
and an adjournment taken.
Inc other officers chosen were:
Alex MCDOWELL Pennsylvania, clerk;
frank b Lyon, New York, doorkeeper;
at arms; and Samuel w. Langura, Min
nesota, postmaster
With the exception of the speaker
all the officials were chosen by the
adoption OF one resolution which was
introduced by Representative Tawney
OF Minnesota. 1t was adopted without
opposition. All the successful candi-
dates now occupy offices of which they
are designated except Mr.. Langum,
VINO is new officer. He succeeds the
FORMER postmaster, who died during the
recess -.
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ONLY ONE ESCAPED.
He Dropped Dead on Reaching Mouth
of Wrecked Mine.

Monongahela, Pa. Dec. Be
tween nifty and sixty miners are en-
tombed in the Naomi mine of the
United Mine Coal company at Fayette
City, as the result of an explosion of
black damp a o'clock last night. 1t is
thought many are dead behind tons of
rock and coal which blocked the en-
trance.
The explosion was caused it is said
when a miner with an open lamp. en-
tered one of the old workings. Medi-
cal aid has been sent from Monon-
gahela and surrounding towns. De-
tails are meagery
Only One Escaped.
Pittsburg,3 Pa, Dec. AT 8 o'clock
this morning neither the exact num-
Der of men entombed in the Naomi
mine near Fayette City. Pa, nor their
condition was known. Between 80 and
40 men are still said to have been
caught by the explosion last night,
but so far only one escaped. This
man reached the surface through an
air shaft and dropped dead almost i'm
mediate1y as the result of inhaling gas
fumes 5-Fa
Nearly all the men entrapped are
foreigners and worked under numbers.
mot more than 80 men were work.
ing in the mine at the time OF the ex-
plosion, so far as can estimate, said
superintendent ]. d. O'Neill, of the
Naomi mine today. ct have received
but meager particulars of the disaster
myself and base my estimate on the
of the men there by the usual
working card which we ordinarily fol-
low. 5tr5
''The men are working heroically to
save their comrades.
Mine Inspector Henry Loutitt, was
on the ground Immediately after the
explosion and organized relief corps.
He soon brought order out of chaos
and divided his men into crews which
were ordered to work one or two
hours each. In this way We will be
able to make the best progress pos,
sible under the circumstances, keep
the work up and at the same time
save the resources of the rescuers.
The Naomi mine is owned by the
United Coal company of this city. Of
fcials here say the regular Sunday
night shift is eighty men. Machine
Ross Norwood of the mine is positive
there are at least 10 men In the mine
with the probability Of more.
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New York Stock Market.

Wall ST., New York. Dec. 2.-STOCKs-
The London market did not take UP the
advance in Americans which was in pro-
gress in this market on Saturday and
opening prices here fell back sharply IN
sympathy with the restrained tone in Lonr
don. Atchison declined 1es points, Cana.
dian Pacific IA points, Anaconda "
points, Southern Pacific IA points and
Pennsylvania and Reading 1M points,
There was a sprinkling of gains among
the less prominent stocks, St Paul pre-
ferred rising 2 points, Southern Pacific
preferred point. Z
Buying orders turned the trend of
prices upward for time after the OPEN.
ing. Reading made up its loss and the de-
clines in other stocks were reduced to
small proportions. Republic Steel prefer
red and United States Rubber first pre-
ferred rose points beyond last weeks
closing Central Leather preferred II and
ern Union point. Another selling move
ment developed later and the entire list
sold at a lower level than at the outset.
New York Central gave way "a points.
Declines of d point or more were the rule.
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) Kansas City Live Stock Market.

Kansas City, MOT Dec. Zl-GA TILE
Receipts 5000 head, includfng 900 south
erns Market steady Native steers, 80
$3.50; southern steers, 81 75G4.4o; southern
cows, 81. 7503. %; native cows and and heif-
ers, 81 6O@45O; stockers and feeders, $3.50
40; bulls, s.. 25d4OO; calves, $3.50Q6.50;
western steers. $5.25d4.5O; western cows,
s.. OO@3. so. . .-.--
HOGsReceipts today 1000 head. Mar
ket 5G10c higher Bulk of sales 8 5 Sc
40; heavy $4.6o947o; packers, s4.5oa4,6S'
SHEEP-Receipts today 1000 head. Mar
ket steady. Muttons, 81. 25@5. %; lambs, $500
d610; range wethers, So. 90q5.O0; fed ewes,
So OO44.25
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Victoria, B. c., Dec. 2.-Somewhere in
eastern seas, a runaway Russian des-
troyer with a mutinous crew is on
pirate cruise, If story brought from
Nagasaki by the steamer Monteagle,
which arrived today, is true. A German
steamer reported at Nagasaki having
been intercepted so miles north of
Tsushima island in the sea OF Japan
by a Russian destroyer, whose seamen
boarded her and forciply took quanti-
ty of coal. stating their vessel, which
escaped from Vladivostok, following
the mutiny, was short Of coal.
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Kansas City, Dec. 2
chicago Live Stock Market.

day about $4,000. Market steady to shade
lower. Beeves, So. 2Q6.55; cows, 81. 15447o;
ems, s3.10d5 IS; stockers and feeders, 50 10
@4.15.
HOGS-Receipts about 10000 head. Mar
ket 501Oc higher. Light, 81. SOS 05; mixed
s.. 6O@5. 10; heavy, s455@5.05; rough. &55q
A75; pigs. $3So@4.75; bulk of sales, $4,000
SHEEP-Receipts about 5000. Market
steady. Native, $2.00@5,1 10; western. $2Co@
500; .yearlings, s460G5. IS; lambs, $3.SOq6.40;
western, $3.75G635.
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HOMES FOR 1000, 900.
They Depend Upon the Success of the
Drainage Association.

Baltimore, Dec. 1.-The National
Drainage association, which held its
first annual congress at Baltimore, Md,
November % to 81 inclusive, has for it's
object the passage of Senator Flint's of
California bill for the reclamation of
so. 600 900 acres of swamp lands scatter
ed through the many states of the
union
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Kansa Catx Produce Marked.

Kansas CIV. Dec. 2.-Close-WHEAT-
Receipts 135 cars. Market 1a@1c higher.
hard. ss1k9sec; No. 8 hard, ss@s51zc; No. 2
red 941zc; No. 3 red, 911zQ9212c.
CORN11@1c lower. Dec, 41kc; May,
1910. Cash: No. mixed, 49Q51c: No. 9
mixed, 4Sq49c; No. white, 499Slc; No.
white, 4Sc-
OATs-Unchanged No. white, 4s1kc;
No. mixed. 48G49c.
RYE72QS0c.
HAY-Choice timothy steady, $11 5O912O0;
choice prairie higher, s.. 25Q9 so.
. BUTTER-Weak. Creamery 26c; pack
EGGSSteady. Extra, sc; firsts, 2sc.
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NO OPPOSITION TO CANNON.
He Is Again Named for Speaker by the
Party Caucus.

Washington, Dec. 2.-Joseph G. Can
non of Illinois was again nominated by
the representative members of the
house of representatives for his thir.1
term as speaker. The nomination was
made in a caucus held in the house of
Saturday night which
was attended by practically all of the
226 Republican members. The caucus
was called to order by Representative
Hepburn of Iowa who presided, and
within an hours time the nomination
not only of the speaker but of all the
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higher: CORN Ad nigher.

higher; corn Ad higher.
liverpool second cables NV heat I'D low
er; corn unchanged to I'D lower.
Car lots at K. c.: Wheat, 80; corn 4oi
oats, 2.
Estimated car lots at K. G. tomorrow:
Wheat. 1875; corn, 157; oats. TO- -. - z.
Sar lots at Chicago: Wheat. IL cars
corn, 156: oats, 12S. ---.se
Estimated car lots at Chicago tomor-
row: Wheat. %; corn, 1876; oats, 1S4
Receipts of wheat in the northwest TO-
day were 779 cars A year ago 1,SSS.
Liverpool closing cables: Wheat kQ7sd
lower; corn unchanged
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CONGRESS MEETS.
Continued from Page one,

jority to control legislation and even
rattfy treaties without a vote from
the minority.
The house of representatives also
has a large Republican majority, there
being 222 Republicans and 16S Demo-
Gratis. There will be many interesting
and picturesque characters in the
house.
Richmond P. Hobson, who gained
fame in the Spanish war, will be there
to advocate a greater navy which he
has pledged himself to do. Daniel r.
Anthony, jr., of Kansas will contest
honors with Andrew J. Barchfeld of
Pittsburg as the tallest man of the
house
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A Big Dickinson County Farm Sale.

Abilene, Kan, Dec, 2.-The largest
farm sale of the year was made here
Saturday when C. t. Estes sold his
ranch of $50 acres ten miles south
west of town for $50 an acre. total
of $34.740. to O. " Myers of Newmah
III. who already owns other lands in
this county. Mr.. Estes has owned the
farm only since last winter and makes
$4,000 profit out of it in crops and
the rise in value.
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Car Wants to- he Shown.

St. Petersburg, Dec. Z-Emperor
Nicholas received and peruseo copy
of the address of the douma In reply
to the speech from the throne at the
oneninr of the parliament with cold
ness. On the margin of the document
he wrote the following note: am
ready to believe the expressed senti-
ments. I await productive work
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MAN THAT BEAT DRYDEN.
He Is Frank o. Briggs. a Graduate of
West Point.

Washington, D. C., Dec. New Jer-
sey's new representative in the upper
house of congress is Frank o. Briggs.
He succeeds the venerable Senator Dry
den, president of the Prudential Life In
surance company. He was treasurer of
the state of New Jersey and chairman
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If these lands were reclaimed they
would afford homes to 100000 settlers
on the most productive soils. These
lands at the present time are absolutely
-valueless, except to breed mosquitoes
and malaria. If drained they would be-
come a most valuable asset to the
United States and the states they are
located in.
The government has expended over
s44, 000, 900 in reclamation of the arid
lands of the west. 1t can do no less
than to reclaim the swamp lands which
are generally contiguous to the best
markets in the country.