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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-28
IT PASSES THE HOUSE.
Currency Bill Goes Through by Vote
of 166 to 40.

Washington, May 2S.-An emer-
gency currency law is assured. When
both houses adjourned last night the
compromise bill which was drafted by
the Republican conferees had received
the sanction of the house and had been
presented to the senate where it was
announced it would be taken up for
consideration today and where it will
also be passed when the vote is reach
ed.
the bill was passed by vote of 166 to
140.
The house had no sooner recorder it's
verdict in favor of the bill than it was
hurried over to the senate with the
announcement of approval Of the
house. The conference report was read
and after the reading had been con-
cluded Mr. Aldrich announced that to-
day after routine business he would
move to take up the report and con-
tinue it's consideration until 1t was dis
posed of.
In reply to a question by Mr.. Cu1-
berson Mr.. Aldrich stated the Demo-
crat conferees of the senate and house
had not concurred in the conference
report.
Practically the only point remaining
unsettled is when the vote will be ta-
ken. No one doubts that the report
will be adopted and the bill carried.
AS the situation now appears the
time of voting and the consequent final
adjournment of congress depends large
ly upon one man, and that is Senator
La Toilette. So far as they have spo-
ken the Democrats are inclined to per-
init final action after comparatively
brief consideration. They simply de-
sire opportunity to enumerate what
they believe to be the Objectionable
features of the new bill and also to
point out the supposed inconsistencies
of the Republican leaders.
Senator La Toilette refused to out
line his probable course further than
to say that he would vote against the
new bill. He was in consultation with
Democrat leaders at different times
during the day, and his bearing was
such as to lead to the conclusion that
if the Democrats would agree to fight
the measure he would assist them.
Senator Aldrich does not expect to
speak on the bill beyond making brief
statement.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-28
BANKRUPTCY PETITION.
Filed in U. S. Court Against McMullen
and Evans, Brokers.

Pittsburg, Pa, May zs.-An in
voluntary petition in bankruptcy has
been filed in the United States court
against George w. McMullen and
Sanford B. Evans doing business as
George W. McMullen & Co., stock
brokers.
The Guarantee Title and Trust COM
pany was appointed receiver. In the
petition it is stated that the liabilities
will reach $1,8OO,0O0 with the assets
about $350,000 less.
Sanford Evans of the firm was a
member of the Pittsburg stock ex-
change and notice suspending him
from membership was posted this
morning. The company was also a
member of the Chicago board of
trade.
It is said the company was short of
New York stocks.
Attached to the petition is state
ment signed by the members of the
partnership admitting their inability
to pay it's debts and its willingness
that the partnership be adjudged
bankrupt.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-28
BUNCH OF TORNADOES.
Ten Persons Dead and Twelve Injured
in Alfalfa County, Okla.

Wichita, May 2S.-Ten dead, twelve
head of cattle killed, a vast acreage Of
crops destroyed, ruin and desolation,
are the result Of series Of tornadoes
that visited Alfalfa county, Oklahoma
The Dead.
MRS. GUY HUTCHINSON AND
BABY.
PETER RUDY. WIFE AND TWO
CHILDREN.
MRS. ELLIOTT.
MRS. PARKER AND BABY.
E. G. ATCHISON.
The Injured.
Fred Parker, fatally.
Mr.. Wares, fatally.
Daniel Deals, fatally.
Rev. r. D. Cox, fatally.
Mrs. Frank Ice and baby, fatally.
William S. Mcdonald.
Della v. Mcdonald.
Mrs. Waters.
Edith Cox, age Z.
Ethel Cox, aged 9.
Ada Cox, aged II.
The storms seemed to enter the coun-
ty from west, north and northeast sim
ultaneously. Every obstruction was
leveled. The scene of the devastation
presents sickening appearance today
The Mcdonald family, living near
Ingersoll sought safety in a cyclone
cellar. This was unroofed and the oc-
cupants buried under debris, The baby
Of Mrs. Guy Hutchison has not been
found. 1t is believed the wind carried
it some distance or that it is buried in
the ruins of the home.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-28
GOV. H0CH AT HOME.
Says Governors Conference Was One
of Greatest Meetings Ever Held.

Governor Hoch and Mrs. Hoch re-
turned this noon from their eastern
trip. They have been absent from To-
peka about three weeks.
1--WE had a great time, all along the
line.". said Governor Hoch this after
noon. 1.-The conference at Washington
was one of the greatest meetings ever
held in this country. I said in my
speech, and believe it to be true, that
the government printing office will
never send out a document OF more
general Importance to the country
than the report of the proceedings of
that meeting.
Mrs. Hoch and I visited the place
of Mrs. Hoch's birth in Ohio-Cad1z.
She has not been there since she was
a child. It was very interesting visit,
and the people there entertained us
royaIfy, They had a banquet for us
last Tuesday night.
I don't know of any business OF
great Importance which is waiting for
NV attention here, but will be down
at my desk this afternoon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-28
BULLDOG SHOW OPENS.
Best Collection Ever Seen In the
Country Is Exhibited.

New York, May 2S.-What is ex-
pected to be the best collection OF
bulldogs ever seen in the country was
exhibited today when the Bulldog club
show opened in West Forty-second
street. AS the result of competition
being thrown open to all sections OF
the country. some notable entries
have been made, including most Of
the "cracks" in the bulldog world.
Among these are William Carman's
champion Kentish Lilly, from Provi-
dence, r. l., and her rival champion
Leone Hazelwyn, as well as the
light-weights, Mrs. Hamilton's Dundee
Pandora, Richard Croker jr's. Belan-
she and Tyler Morse's Mime. Menelik.
Among the heavyweight celebrities
are Thomas Crisdals champion
Gotham Odin, F. H. McConne1l's Lord
Chancellor and Thomas w. Lawson's
champion Fashion.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-28
DOES BRYAN KNOW?
Banker Forgan Doubts His knowledge
on Subject of Banking.

Chicago, May 2s.-''Does William Jen..
nings Bryan know what bank deposit
is?"
David r. Forgan, president of the
National City bank of Chicago, believes
that the Nebraskan does not Mr.. For
gan addressed students of the Uni
versity of Chicago last night and in
the course of his remarks said:
Il heard Mr.. Bryan speak for an
hour the other night on banking prob
lens. Mr.. Bryan was effective as an
orator and forceful. but all the time
he spoke 1 could find nothing in his
talk to indicate that he had the slight
est conception Of what bank deposit
is.
And yet Mr.. Bryan is going about
giving advice on how to stop or pre-
vent a panic.''
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-28
PRISON FOR LIFE.
That Is Sentence Of Mark Killion Who
Killed Policeman.

Independence. Kan, May 2S.-After
but short deliberation the jury In the
case of Mark Ki1lion on trial for the
murder Of Policeman William G. Carr,
last night returned a verdict Of guilty
of murder in the first degree. Kiilion
will be sentenced to the Kansas state
penitentiary for life. He was a paroled
prisoner.
Killion, who was a well known char
acter in this part of Kansas, shot and
killed Policeman Carr at Caney on
April IA last. He narrowly escaped
lynching. At his trial Killion set up
the plea of self-defense, alleging that
Carr fred the first shot.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-28
CORN STILL CLIMBS.
NAV Option Sells Up to S2A on Chs-
cago Board.

Chicago, May 2s.-May corn contin-
ned it's advance today selling up to
S2Nc, 1t closed strong and PIC hlgn-
er at 8212c.
AS soon as the market opened
number Of shorts commenced to bid
and as the pit was bare of offerings,
the nrice advanced steadily. 1t mount
ed to S1kc, where 5000 bushels were
thrown on the market and taken IN a
second by the eager shorts. AFTER TINS
the trading was hard to follow as 1t
was scattered and in small lots. The
situation prevailing at the opening was
however continued to the close and
prices were advanced on the demand
of shorts and scanty oHerings from
holders.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-28
Causes Action Intended to End
Such Condition.
NO SALARIED AGENTS.
VI the Church Board or Offieers
OF Assembly
Tan In Future Serve on the
Executive. Commission.

Kansas City. Mo-, May 283That the
general assembly Of the Presbyterian
church in the United States OF Amerf-
ca does not intend that a few men
snall dominate the executive power Of
the church was shown today when
that body after 85 minutes of the live
Hest kind Of debate adopted q resolu-
ton, providing that no paid agents Of
the church board of officers of the gen.
eral assembly shall be members of the
executive commission which will direct
the administration OF the affairs of the
church
For several days a spirit Of dissatis-
faction and unrest has been in evidence
due to the certain belief of many of
the commissioners that the general as
sembly is not sufficiently deIiberative
and that too much power was centered
in the hands of a few.
Some of the disgruntled delegates
have been irreverent enough to insin-
uate that ring" directed all the pro-
ceedings Of the general assembly in or
der to control all the important mat
ters Of the church. The resolution
amendment to the report Of the COM
mittee on administrative agencies
Rev. Rice Vernon Hunter Of Buffalo
was one Of the first to support the
amenOment he re1terateQ the State-
ment be made before the assembly two
days ago that too much power was be-
ing given to few men.
Regret was expressed that so many
| men must be disqualified for service
on the executive commission in order
| to get action on less than a half dozen.
Two hundred men are disqualified by
the action Of the assembly today and
the executive commission is to be
| composed Of but 15 members. 1t was
explained that there was no purpose
| of rejecting upon tne integrity or
! capacity of any one; that the men of
| the church boards were unQuestion-
ably able and that in some respects
| the church would suffer because OF
| the loss of their services on the
executive board, but that the tendency
/ towards naturalization in the church
government must be checked.
/ DIR. s. J. Niccols of St. Louis. pro-
ftested against the action which would
cast shadow. on 200 Of the best men
in the church. The assembly then
voted on and adopted the amend
| ment.
Following this action DIR. Hunter
| introduced resolution to be referred
| to the committee on polity providing
| that a committee be appointed to re-
port at the next general assembly In
! an effort to secure action which
would make possible the holding of
| the general assembly less frequently
as it was too much Of q burden on
| the churches.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-28
ALLEGED LYNCHERS ARRESTED
They Are Charged With Conspiracy
to Murder.

Pueblo, Col, May 2s.-Informations
have been filed by District Attorney S.
Harrison White charging four men,
John Brown, Fred Beasley. Alfred
1,oyent and John Allen with conspiracy
to assault to murder Jim Lynn. the
negro who killed Sarah James and
badly wounded her mother, Julia
James.
The informations which were follow
ed by the arrest Of the first three men
are the outgrowth OF an attempt mace
some nights ago to storm the county
iail for the purpose of lynching Lynn.
The punishment upon conviction OF
the charge is from one to ten years in
the penitentiary.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-28
Show That S,6OO,OOO People
Abolished 1t Last Year.
FOUR ENTIRE STATES.
We're Added to Prohibition
Territory, Making Seven.
Population of 37,OOO,OOO Now
Free From Grog Shops.

Kansas City, Mo-, May 2S-"Eight
million six hundred thousand people
abolished the saloon last year, includ-
ing four entire states. The seven pro-
hibition states have a population of
over ten millions, while 27 millions
more live in other prohibition territory,
making about 45 per cent of the total
population of the United States fres
from the blighting influence of the sa-
loon. OF the "a legislatures in session
last year, 20 passed laws unfavorable
to the liquor traffic, while not a legis-
lature has been in session the present
year that has not had one or more
temperance bills before it. In recent
years no legislation favorable to the
liquor traffic has been enacted"
Such was the language in which the
progress Of the temperance movement
in the United States was reported to
the general assembly of the Presbyter-
ian church Of America today. 1t was
ents Of the liquor traffic were not con-
fined to rural districts, but included
such cities as Kansas City, Kansas,
Atlanta, Ga, Birmingham, Ala, and
Worcester, Mass, each with a popula-
ton of over 100000. Ten other cities Of
over $4,000. twenty-five over 10000 and
seventy-six having between 5000 and
1000 have banished the saloon.
The temperance committee reported
that while there was a time when more
states than at present had prohibitory
laws, more than twice as many peo-
pie today live under prohibition as at
any previous time in the history of
the United States. The committee re-
ferred to the legal status of the traf-
fic, citing a decision of the United
States supreme court to the effect that
mo man has an inherent right to sell
Intoxicating liquor at retaif' and the
committee said that some lower courts
had declared all liquor traffic uncon-
warned not only to refrain from the
traffic, but from everything which
helps to encourage it. The aim OF the
temperance work was given as two
fold. First, to keep people away from
strong drink and second to keep strong
drink away from the people. Continu-
ing the committee reported:
"The latter may be accomplished by
law, so far as men can. be made to
respect and obey the law. The for
mer must be done mainly by educa-
ton, moral suasion and religious inf1u-
ence!"
The committee reported much prog
ress in the work of spreading the tenn
speaking people in this country. An
excursion to FIT. Leavenworth and the
National Soldiers home at Leaven-
worth, Kan, was taken by the MEM
hers of the assembly this afternoon.
A popular meeting at which an offi-
ciaI welcome to Missouri. Kansas and
the two Kansas Citys will be extended
TO the general assembly Will be held
in Convention hall tonight.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-28
Little Damaged by Arkansa.
Shot and Shell.
STILL In THE FIGHT
If She Had Been Engaged in
Actual Warfare.
A Whitehead Torpedo Will Be
Tried ON Her Next.

Old Port Comfort, May 2s.-The
biggest naval gun, the heaviest
projectile and the highest explosive
known, combined with close range
and deadly aim were allowed to work
their full havoc on the turret plate of
the monitor Florida The result is de-
clared to be a victory for turret con-
struction and this notwithstanding the
eleven inch hardened steel plate was
blackened, broken, the seams Of the
turret sprung and the rivets and
screws loosened and twisted. It was
pact until the finely balanced mechan-
ism of the turret was being worked
with perfect ease and the IL inch gun
on the left side was trained at will.
Inside the turret where stand the gun
ners and gun crew the havoc was
much less apparent than from the
the many delicatefy adjusted instru-
ments for fire control sighting and
operating the turret few. if any, were
out of working order.
'1f this had happened in battle the
Florida would be fighting yet said
one of the rear admirals with en-
thusiasm.
Then followed futile attempt to
destroy the newly designed woven
wire fighting mast on the stern of
the Florida. After five shots of the
guns had gone through it the mast
stood firm.
Forty shots would not bring it
down and no enemy would waste
ammunition and time Shooting at it,
was the expert comment.
This is such a test as would never
occur in actual warfare" ]" remarked a
a ftr1 hi oyfx 4P <,f-
ficers boarded the Arkansas. ''The
aim will be perfect; the distance is SO
close that the impact will be at its
full velocity and the part of the
Florida to be hit is weakest
Testing the Mast.
The first shot at the mast was fired
from one of the four inch guns of the
iron plate target al, t,iss base it cut one
of the supporting pipes and injured
others. The second shot was from
the same gun and cut two tubes
little higher up and on the other side
Of the mast. The third shot missed
a four inch explosive shell, high up
near the top Of the mast. This shook
the structure and tore asunder a num-
ber of the tubes, but the mast seemed
as stable as ever. The fifth and last
shot was a solid shot from the big IL
HIGH gun dlIueu So DIS 10 MT tHe mast
on its outer rim on the side leaning
toward the water, the structure hav-
ing purposely been tilted at an angle
of ten degrees to make it easier to
fall. This terrific shot tore holes
through many of the supporting tubes
but the mast still stood firm
The advantage of the mast is de-
clared to have been fully demon
strated. It's points are that it is prac-
tically indestructible with shot or
shell and has the still further advan-
tage of weighing less than half that
of the old type solid mast now in use.
The Florida was taken to Norfolk
navy yards to be fitted with a specially
built bulkhead into which a white
head torpedo is to be fired within ten
days to demonstrate whether bulk
heads Of this type may not be profit
ably used to protect the hull of the
ship
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-28
KEEPS A RAINING.
Nearly an Inch of Water Falls To-
day.

Despite the hopes of the baseball
fans and over, the protest of the
weather department which predicted
fair weather for today, rain began
falling few minutes before o'clock
this afternoon. The precipitation was
in the form of showers amounting to
.27 of an inch and the indications are
that they will last for the greater part
of the afternoon If not during the
night. A shower came up shortly af-
ter o'clock last night and con-
tinued until o'clock this morning
during which IL of an inch of rain
fell.
Peculiar conditions existed through
out the greater part of last night. The
maximum temperature for the "a
hours ending at z o'clock this morn
ing occurred at midnight when the
temperature arose to Is or 10 de-
grees higher than it was at the pre-
ture was degrees higher than the
maximum for the day preceding.
At o'clock this morning the tenn
perature took a sudden tumble and fell
a degree a minute for fifteen minutes
when the wind took a sudden swing
The wind gradually increased in We
locity until the instruments at the
weather station recorded velocity OF
"a miles an hour.
The rain was local In nature though
numerous showers fell over middle and
northwestern parts of the state, the
western portion again being slighted
The river measured eight feet anc
three inches at noon today and is grad
ually falling despite the showers which
have occurred with startling regularity
in the Kaw valley for the past week
The heaviest rainfall in the city for the
past "a hours occurred at Usage City
last night the precipitation amountinf
to 1.64 inches. The following are the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-28
WILL NOT FILlBUSTER.
But Democrat Senator Will Speak and
Vote Against Currency Bill.

Washington, May 2s.-Fifteen Demo-
cratic senators, ali that remain in the
city. conferred for one and half hours
today and agreed that they would stand
together in opposition to the Aldrich-
Nreeland compromise currency bill.
Many of them will speak against the
passage of the bill, but there was moth
ing to indicate that the opposition
would take the form of a filibuster. The
absence of such an inclination was best
illustrated by the prediction after the
conference that congress probably W!Il
be able to adjourn tomorrow, certainly
not later than Saturday. This opln-
ion was expressed by several Demo-
Gratis.
Senator La Follette's position was
considered at the conference and the
question arose as to whether 1t Woulo
he advisable to stand by him II ne
against the adoption of the conference
report on the bill. The discussion dio
not result in a decision. but the sentl-
ment appeared to be against ina.
course. Most of the Democrats seemed
to be of the opinion that from a po-
Et;cs1 noint of view it would be best
for the Democrats to register mercy
their objections to the bill such as
cared to do so making speeches against
IT and then vote as unit. " course
it can not be said positively that al OF
the democrats will vote against the
hiII as the session was conference
and not a caucus and therefore tnere
could he no decision of bind1ng ma
ture. nor instructions given. fracl-
cally all of the Democrats present LOOK
part in the discussion. senators pres
en+ were Messrs Curberson, Teller, Ba-
ron. Bankhead, Johnston, simmons
Clav. Gary, Taylor, Overman, frazer
Newiands. owen, Gore and McLaurln.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-28
THICK WITH C0RPSES.
Shores of Kan River Strewn With
Dead by Typhoon.

Victoria, B. c., May 2s.-A japanese
steamer which arrived today brought
news of another disaster through a
typhoon at Hankow
The typhoon came suddenly and in a
few hours reduced hundreds of boats in
the Kan river to splinters. The shores
later were thick with corpses of river
people.
News was also brought of a great
coal mining disaster in Kwang-Sa
where 1000 lives were lost when the
mine took IRE.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-28
TO ADVERTISERS.

Owing to the very heavy demand for
advertising space in the issue Of this
paper for Saturday the advertising and
mechanical departments, while always
desiring to in every way accommodate
its patrons SO far as possible, find it
necessary to announce that the inser-
tion Of no advertisement can be guar
anteed this week in Saturdays issue
Tor any copy that is not received be-
fore l o'clock Friday noon. Paper will
be limited in size Saturday to 20 pages.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-28
JAPAN MAKES PLANS.
For Great Demonstration In Honor Of
Our Fleet.

attentions to Rear Admiral j. N.
Hemphill and the other officers Of the
American squadron now in Japanese
waters continue. The blue jackets
when ashore fraternize with the Jap
anese. there being every evidence OF
good fellowship.
Preparations already are being made
to guarantee that the reception OF the
American battleship fleet will be the
greatest demonstration Of fnternationaI
friendliness ever attempted by Japan.
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VIII shin Milk to Colon

New York, May 28:-The steamer
Tagus will carry to the canal zone
which will be refrigerated and served
to the employees on the canal. If the
experiment is successful the govern
ment will probably arrange to have
refrigerating plants on ships going to
Colon so constructed to carry large
S,rnnlies g.
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FINE OF $576,o94:
And Five Years imprisonment for
Portland, Ore. Banker.

Salem, Ore, May 2s.-Judge Bur-
nett in the circuit court today SEN
fenced ]. Thorburn Ross. the Portland
banker, to five years imprisonment and
to pay a fine of $4,000. Ross was
recently convicted OF wrongful CONVEX
sion of state school funds IN his ca
pacity as president of the Title Guar
antee & Trust company.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-28
Eirst Business Session.

Pittsburg. Pa. May 28.-The first
business session of the general confer
ence and semfcentennial celebration Of
the United Presbyterian church began
here today. The morning session was
occupied by addresses by the Rev.
DIR. S. w. McEachron, THE United
Presbyterian church east of the Mis-
sissippi," and the Rev. A. w. Jamison.
who spoke on 'The United Presby-
terian church west Of the Mississippi"