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Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1908-04-21
AMERICAN Wins
in BOSTON RACES
Associated Press.

Boston, April 20.-T. P. Morrisey of
the Mercury Athletic club of New
York, won here today in the 18th an
nual renewal of the Boston Athletic
association, covering rs miles in the
Marathon road race in 2 hours, "a
minutes and A seconds.
The best previous time was 2 hours
"a minutes and "a seconds made last
year by Tom Longbert Of Canada.
There were 120 contestants in to
days race and nearly all Of then
finished in good condition.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1908-04-21
Associated Press.

Bernice, La, April BOT. w.
Clarke was instantly killed and six
othres, including both duelists. ser
iously wounded, as the result of a
shooting ARRAY here today between G.
X. Morton and w. F. Barham.
Morton was just stepping of the
train with his wife and child, when
Barnam appeared on the scene
armed. Morton was himself carry
ing repeating shotgun. as If anti
cipating. trouble, and both men i'm
mediately opened fire.
Morton's sevenyear-old son was
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1908-04-21
PENSACOLA STRIKE
PRACTICALLY over
(Associated Press.l

Pensacola, Fla, April 20.-With the
exception Of about thirty members
oof the state militia left in the city
to assist the police in preserving
order, the street car strike and the
attending excitement seems to have
entirely disappeared.
The only trouble during the day
was a fight between a union fisher.
man and a motorman of a street car
in which the conductor Joined. All
participants were arrested.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1908-04-21
COPLONS TREAT
GREATLY ENJOYED

The ladies' of the Westminster Aid
Society and their friends enjoyed a
great treat last night in the way of
music and ice cream.
An immense crowd was present
and all were made to feel welcome.
The Daily News knows the Ice
cream was good because Mr.. Coplon
didn't forget the office force.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1908-04-21
TURKEY Will NOT
FURTHER RESIST
rights OF ITALY
Associated Press.

,Constantinople, April 20.-The diff
ticulty with Italy regarding the open
Inc of postoffices has been finally ar
ranged.
1t is said that Turkey now realizes
ltaly.s right to the same treatment
as other powers, in this respect at
least, and that no further objection
will be raised to the Italian postof-
fees in the five cities where the
postoffices of other countries exist.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1908-04-21
HEAVY FINES.

Hubbard Powe, negro, was before
Justice Wallis court yesterday
charged with unlawful retailing in
three cases. He got fine of $400
and was sentenced to 80 days in jail
on the first count; on the second ii
was $500 and 80 days and one other
case was held up.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1908-04-21
OUR "eLAp RAGS"

The lumber business is looking up
a bit and Hattiesburg, the very heart
of the lumber industry in South Mis-
sissippi, is putting on her glad
clothes fredericksburg American.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1908-04-21
WANTS Divorce FROM
HIS LITERARY Wife

Chattanooga, Tenn, April 20.-Wm.
Cooke, husband Of Grace MCGOWAN
Cooke, the well known authoress, to-
day filed suit for absolute divorce,
charging desertion. Mrs. Cooke has
been absent with her children since
March, 1906.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1908-04-21

Melbourne, Australia, April 20.-It
is believed that at least twenty per-
sons were killed and more than forty
injured in the collision Of two excur-
sion trains about forty miles from
this city last night. The wreckage
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1908-04-21
! . Z. = = = . . . . = = . . =
!, KING EDWARD IS
!, OFF ON JOURNEY.

!: London. April 2O.-King Ed .
I. ward and Queen Alexandra left =
1. London this morning for a visit :
I. to Copenhagen, Stockholm and =
!, Christiana, where they will be =
!. guests of the royal families at .
= those capitals. ?
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1908-04-21
MINISTER'S MEETING.

Between Is and 20 ministers at
tended the meeting of the pastors of
Southeast Mississippi at the First
Baptist church yesterday and various
topics of interest were discussed
Rev. Mr.. Tull of Mt. Olive, preached
all interesting sermon last night.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1908-04-21
cHILp's DEATH.

The many friends Of Mr.. Writ Nc
Ipnis deeply sympathize with him in
the death of his baby, Marcus Audry.
The interment took place in the city
cemetery yesterday afternoon.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1908-04-21
Forty Persons Killed
When Trains Meet

caught fire Immediately following the
disaster and twelve cars were en-
tirely consumed. Nineteen bodies
have already been taken from the
ruins. Several of the seriously
wounded will die.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1908-04-21
Associated Press.

Melbourne. Australia, April 90
Later reports place the number of
dead from today's head-on collision
between excursion trains at Al, with
go injured.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1908-04-21
FIRST OFFICIAL STEP TOWARD
LIBERATION OF HARRY THAW

tthe superintendent Of the asylum 10
permit Thaw to sign a formal apph-
cation for a writ OF habeas corpus.
The order was promptly granted.
When Thaw makes the necessary
application he viii probably be
brought before the justice to deter
miEs bis sanity.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1908-04-21
One Dead, Six Injured
In Louisiana Street Duel

among the wounded and will prob
ably die.
No cause has thus afr been assign
ed for the tragedy, but family troub-
les are said to be at the bottom of 1t.
Neither of the duelists are believed
to be fatally wounded.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1908-04-21
GROCERY SALE

A. smith on yesterday sold to w.
u Smith one-half interest in the
grocery store at the corner of Ryon
and Third streets.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1908-04-21

washington, April 2o.-The senate
today gave further consideration 70
the bill providing for the devotion
Of about s5.sOo.ooO received from the
sale Of public lahds in several states,
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1908-04-21
SON ALSO IMPLICATED.

Bernice, La, April 20.-Seven were
wounded in today's street duel in
stead of six, as first stated. 1t is
stated here tonight that Glenn Bar
ham assisted his father in the shoot
ing. He escaped uninjured.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1908-04-21

1t certainly does surprise us when
some CHAP we have never thought
much about beats us to the post.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1908-04-21
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Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1908-04-21
THE WEATHER.

:" Washington, April 20.-Partly I:
{" cloudy Tuesday and Wednesday. I:
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E" ATTELL DEFEATS KELLY ;
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+" Abe Attell of San Francisco, :
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= the eighth round here tonight. =
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-18
RAILROAD men HERE.
Santa Fe Trainmen Have Conference
With Officials.

"A conference. of several of the lead
Ing officials of the operating depart
ment and representatives of the Order
OF railway Conductors and the Broth
e e OF Railroad Irainmen is being
held this afternoon in the Office of
General Superintendent F. C. Fox
Inc conductors and brakemen who
are represented in this meeting are web
satisfied with the present scale of
wages and will not make any demands
OF the company. There may possibly
De few changes in the present agree
ment.
The Santa Fe is represented in the
conference by General Superintendent
=. Z. FOX or the eastern grand d.
vision; General Superintendent r. J.
Parker of the central grand division
at Newton, and General Superintend-
ent H. w. Sharp of the western grand
division at La Junta.
The members of the two trainmen's
orders who are meeting here and rep
resenting the trainmen in the confer
ence are: For the conductors-W. H.
Hutton, Topeka, chairman; T. M.
Fletcher, Chicago; c. w. Young, New
Conkright, Denver; Joe Baxter. Kansas
CITY; H. G. Cruswich, Las Vegas;
James O'Byrne, Topeka; J. ]. Moody,
Chillicothe; c. p. O'Dowd, Arkansas
CITY; A. L. Sunday, Chanute; A. E.
C Ca Ess,,n WELLINGTON; F; H. S Whitmer,
cial; Charles Judd, Dodge City; H. J.
Thompkins. Emporia; w. A. Line,
Argentine; George Brown, Ration, and
E. r. Thompson, Amarillo.
The members of the committee
which represent the brakemen are:
General Chairman M. S. Mayse, We'll
lington; Vice Chairman c. E. Reece.
Topeka; Secretary H. M. Sweezy, Las
Vegas; w. R. Brown, Chicago; George
B. Cleveland, zChiIlicothe; J. H. Curtis,
Fort Madison; Thomas Flynn, Mar
celine; J. w. Orr, Kansas City; Joe
Caldwell, Argentine; j. S. Harper,
Chanute; C. M. Adams, Arkansas City;
II. T. Randolph, Emporia; T. c. Nc
Laughlin, Newton; w. e. Berkshire,
Dodge City; A. M. Skaggs. La Junta;
Pueblo: D. A. Todd, Denver; w. E.
Taylor, San Marcia1; George Sewash,
Albuquerque; Albert Skidmore, Ration
and A. r. Richards, Amarillo, Texas.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-18
THE CLEARING HOUSE.
Its Genesis and Manner of Settling
Balances Among Banks.

In it's primary and simplest FORM
the form in which the fathers of the
clearing house system knew it, a clear
ing house is merely a centrally located
place, where checks, drafts, bills, notes
or other kinds of credit instruments
coming into the possession of the banks
are brought to be exchanged for their
equivalent in other similar credit in
struments or for cash. Just as in the
old original Exchange" where mer-
chants met to buy and sell commodities
so do the banks through clerks meet to
exchange checks or money for other
checks or obligations they owe are
owed To illustrate, we must compare
the old system of exchanging claims
against the respective banks with that
now in vogue in nearly all the cities of
the world having any pretension to
financial Importance.
Under the old system porter chosen
for his strength perhaps as much as for
his known honesty took all the checks
upon other banks that came into his
own banks possession and went the
rounds from bank to bank collecting
his claims in the form of cash, whether
bank bills or gold. One result was the
carrying of large sums through the
street, with the consequent danger of
loss by robbery or carelessness. AS the
banks increased in number an informal
meeting of the porters at one central
point to exchange checks for cash was
a natural evolution. This, however,
was cumbersome, and oftentimes un-
satisfactory because of the lack of
knowledge in advance of the claims
that would be presented and the sums
necessary to meet them. Finally the
banks took cognizance of the necessi-
ties of the case and arranged for a
central place of exchange, with a man
ager and clerks to supervise and con-
duct the exchanges. This was the
genesis of the clearing house as it ex-
lists today, and it may be said also that
a great many clearing houses are today
merely places of exchange for items
held by banks against other banks.
AS to the present methods of clearing
at. say, any of the larger clearing
houses, the system in vogue at the New
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-18
REAL TREASURE ISLANDS.
Buried Fortunes Which Have Been
Unearthed in the West Indies.

A little sailing yawl, manned by three
men, put into New York harbor the
other day, after an adventurous voyage
of 1923 days from Liverpool, during
which time she had covered over 1000
miles. The aim of her crew is to seek
for a treasure buried long ago by
pirates on an island near the coast of
Honduras. Treasure hunts are con-
tinually going on in the West Indies
and the Spanish Main, but the hidden
boards are not often brought to light.
None the less (writes a globe-trotting
contributor) I heard of a few cases,
during five years spent in the Carib-
bees.
Emanuel Bodden, the skipper of a
Grand Cayman turtling schooner. had
an extraordinary strike of luck about
six years ago. He had brought his little
vessel alongside a bark which had
stranded ON a coral reef near Jamaica
and been abandoned and was taking
what he could find of value from the
wreck. Looking over the side, he saw
a yellow CLEAN on a shelving rock sew
eraI feet beneath the clear water.
Thinking it was a piece of copper
Sheathing, he dived for it-and came up
with his hands full of gold coins. They
were Spanish doubloons and pieces-of-
eight of the seventeenth century There
reef, as well as some pieces of wreck
age that apparently had belonged to an
ancient Spanish boat All day long the
skipper and his men dived for the coins
and they sold the lot to merchant in
Port Royal street, Kingston, Jamaica,
for close to $500. 1 was there when
the deal was made, and examined sew
eral of the coins, which were in an ex-
cellent state of preservation.
How came they to be lost in this
strange manner? There are many the
cries, but probably they We're being
carried loose in the boat when it was
capsized. There were no skeletons by
the boat, so it must be supposed the
crew were picked up
When I was staying at Nassau, in
1901 strange story was told by two
fishermen, who came to town from one
an American white man came ashore
to their fishing hut from a small yacht,
and engaged them to row him to an
other island several miles off. They
rowed all night, and in the morning
landed He made them dig at spot
he pointed out, after consulting an old
parchment, and he watched over them
closely. with a Winchester rifle In his
hand At last they unearthed small.
but very heavy, iron-bound chest, with
which they rowed away to the yacht.
AS soon as it had been holSted ABOARD
the vessel departed.
This story would hardly have been
invented by the fishermen, for the
American and his yacht had been at
Nassau only few days before, and he
had made many inquiries about the
islands in the vicinity. What did he
find in the chest? Nobody in Nassau
doubts that it was Captain Kidd's fam
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-18
LOCAL MENTION.

You get an honest value for every
penny spent at Prices.
The basement of the new Bank Of
Topeka building has been completed
and will now be occupied by the
banks office until the main floor is
finished This will require about six
weeks.
The Santa Fe railroad has prepar-
ed a new time card which will make
several changes on the running time
of some of the trains. The changes
will take effect at 1901 tonight. None
of the changes will affect Topeka. but
will be confined to the middle divi-
sion, the Panhandle division and the
Colorado division.
A surprise party was given Mr.. 7 r
Everingham at his home, 1875 West
ern avenue, Friday evening, by HIS
Sunday school class and friends. Mr.
Everingham was out of the city. and
upon his return home found his f1ouse
in the hands of his friends. Thos,.
present were Miss Esther Watts. Miss
Katherine shouse. Miss EIma Peter
son, Miss Esther Peterson. Miss
Juanita Dignon, Miss Mabel Fisk Mi iss
Ada Bateman. Miss Nellie Bateman
Miss Anna Borst. Miss Bessie Hartxins
Miss Effie Day. Miss Lottie Harkins
Miss Ethel. Miss Winifred and Mrs
Everingham and Mr.. Fred Thompson
Chester Woodson, David Fink. Frank
Fink, Emmett Clark, Mr.. Mines. Rolin
Armstrong, Mr.. Holmes, Mr.. Sidney
and Mr.. j. ]. Everingfam. Ont ~
town guest, Mrs. Cooke. wife of c.
ernor Cooke of the National Mi1ita ~
home, Leavenworth.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-18

York clearing house may be cited as
exemplfying the modern plan of ac-
ton. Two clerks come from each bank
that is a member of the clearing house
each business day at $3.50. Exchanges
are made at 10 a. m. Each bank has a
desk assigned it, behind which sits one
of the clerks prepared to receive checks
or other claims against his bank. The
other. or delivery. clerk has a bag filled
with checks against other banks
At the stroke of bell the line of
delivery clerks moves slowly down
around the room. stopping at each
other bank desk in turn. laying down
the respective bundle of checks. get
ting receipts therefor. and passing
on until they have made the round of
all the bank desks and return to their
own desks. When the delivery clerk
returns to his own desk he finds it
piled high with checks left by other
delivery clerks. After comparing the
totals of these checks with his fellow
clerks list he takes them to his bank.
The clerk remaining adds his totals of
checks received from other banks
and compares it with his original list
of checks against other banks which
he made up before he left his own
bank. The difference between his
two totals of checks for and against
his own bank is the amount of ball
ance his bank owes or is owed If his
bank owes more than he receives
from the other banks he fills out a
debit slip and hands it to the mana
ger If the total he receives is less
than what he has brought form his
bank he fills out credit slip.
The clerks of the clearing house
have a memorandum of what he
brought and what he received, and,
footing them up, the manager knows
what each bank owed and what it
should receive. The totals of what is
\ Of ho IyS rn r.
ings, and the differences then are
alone to be settled for. Usually the
clearing house sheets are finished and
proved by 10:45 a. m. and fines are
levied for any mistakes made in foot
ings From 1880 to 1880 the banks
settle for balances they owe at the
clearing house. Shortly after 1870
the clerks whose banks are owed
sums collect and return to their
banks. Differences due are paid, If
the sums are large, in certificates
representing gold deposited in the
balances are settled in bank notes,
legal tenders and silver Or copper
coins All balances due at the New
York clearing house are, therefore,
settled in cash.
other clearing houses throughout
the country pursue very much the
same plan, some of them paying ball
ances in cash or it's equivalent, some
giving New York exchange, and some
cashiers checks, which are latter pre-
scented at the banks issuing them or
are passed through the clearing house
the next day, and others still have a
variety of ways satisfactory to them
selves for settling the differences.
There are fully II clearing houses in
this country and Canada reporting the
| total of their exchanges each week
| and month, and representing, as they
do, the payments on account of all
| kinds of financial transactions going
on all over the two countries each
day week, month and year, they con-
stitute a statistical measure of the
business of these countries which is
in high degree valua ble.-Review Of
Reviews.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-18
DEATHS AND FUNERALS.

The remains of Charles L. Greer, a
Santa F'e fireman who died in the local
Santa F'e hospital as a result of wounds
received in a wreck at Newton last
Wednesday. were sent to his home IN
Newton yesterday where the funeral
viii take place. Mr.. Greer was riding
a switch engine at the time of the ac-
cident which was pushing some cars
in the Newton yards, when a local
freight train just pulling in from EN-
poria crashed into the switch engine
unnoticed until too late to prevent the
collision. The engineer on the switch
engine saw the impending danger and
jumped warning Greer at the same
time. Greer, however. was firing the
engine at the time and could not jump
and was caught between the cab and
the tender and was badly crushed. He
was brought to Topeka in the hopes OF
saving him, but nothing could be done
He had been working in Newton for
several years and leaves a wife.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-18
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BACK TO HIS OLD HOME.
Harry Thornton Visits Topeka After
Absence of 20 Years.

Harry Thornton and Mrs. Thorn
ton will appear on the program at the
Novelty next week. Harry Thornton
is back to his old home town and 1t il
the first look that he has had in 2(
years. From the place of an usher
which he used to hold in the theaterf
in Topeka he graduated onto the
stage and is now one of the topliners
in vaudeville. He has recently return
ed from an experience of two years
in Europe. J. w. Thornton, Mr.
Thornton's father, was formerly To-
peka newspaper man, being connect
ed with the old Commonwealth, as
manager of circulation. Mr. Thorn
ton, ST., now lives in Indianapolis.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-18
Gus hoard, said to have been hidden

Gus hoard, said to have been hidden
thereab bouts.
The abortive revolution in Hayti, led
by General Firmin and Admiral Killick
was largely financed by an old French
treasure found by the latter in a ruined
chateau on the Island of Tortuga. 1t
had been buried there in the days when
the Haytian negroes massacred their
French masters. This find was not a
lucky one for Killick. He persisted, at
ter his cause was lost, in the destruc-
ton of his cruiser Crete-a-Pierrot as a
pirate by the German gunboat Panther.
General Matos, who was the richest
merchant prince in Venezuela until he
lost much of his money in vain efforts
overthrow President Castro, fitted
out an expedition in 1898 to the Isle of
Margherita, off the Venezuelan Coast,
and found an old pirate treasure which
is said to have realized over G40.0OO.
Matos told me himself that his share
came to about s22,00o, after paying ex-
penses and giving the Venezuelan gov
eminent a third-London Answers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-18
RIDGLEY IS PLEASED.
He Says the Country Needed an Ex-
ample Like Walsh Verdict.

Chicago, Jan. 1S-William B.
Ridgley comptroller of the currency
who reached Chicago today said of the
Walsh verdict:
AT last one of this kind of bankers
has been found guilty. The result
will have a very beneficial effect on
the entire country and the banking
practice of the entire country
"Of course we are very sorry for
Mr.. Walsh; sorry that ne should be
the victim of the conditions. but we
can not be moved by such considera-
tons as that. He was guilty and the
jury so found.
81 congratulate the government on
the work of the district attorneys Of
fee
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Society
K.
Thaw
in
whites famous
Comstock
fourth
10 thaw but the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-18
COMMITTED SUICIDE.
A Wealthy Music Dealer of Pittsburg
Ends His Life.

Pittsburg, Kan, Jan. IA NJ.
Mason wealthy music dealer, COM
mitted suicide here late last night
shooting himself through the head
Mason was go years of age. He had
grieved over money matters and the
death of his wife
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-18

All members of Amity lodge No. 231
K. of P. are notified to meet at their
hall Sunday, January 10, 1903, at /
o'clock p. m. to attend the funeral of
Brother H. A. Hunt.
A. J. GAHAGAN, C. c.
l. E. McGREW, K. of R. S.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-18
Los Angeles, California.

Every day at 1850 noon a Pullman
tourist sleeping car leaves Topeka for
Los Angeles, Cal, without change via
the Union Pacific r. R. This car
daylight hours of one day, giving the
tourist an opportunity to visit the
many points of interest in the city by
the Great inland sea.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-18
Portland. oregon.

Every night at 1888 a Pullman tour
ist sleeping car leaves Topeka via the
Union Pacific r. r. which goes
through to Portland, oregon, without
change. There is no better way to
reach all of the great Pacific north
west.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-18

The January meeting of the Ohio
club will be held on Thursday night
23rd, in place of third Monday, at Lin
coin Post hall, 116 East Sixth.