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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-27
TAFT WILL RESIGN.
In the Event of His Nomination for
the Presidency.

Washington, May H.-Secretary TAFT
today declined to be drawn into dis
cussion of the reports that ne Wouio
resign from President Roosevelt's cab
met on July 1, this day being fixed
in some quarters in the contingency OF
his receiving the Republican preslden-
tial nomination. His friends point out
that to make such an announcement
at this time would not be good taste,
for although he fully expects to receive
the nomination any statement aHect-
ing his future relations with the pres
ident's cabinet, contingent on the pro-
liability should not be made until that
is an accomplished fact.
No denial. however is made either
bv the secretary or his closest political
friends that he will quit the cabinet
promptly in the event OF his nomina-
ton. but that he has fixed on any posi-
tive date for his retirement, the secre-
tary himself will not indicate.
Secretary Taft went to the presi-
dents office before 10 o'clock tnls
morning,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-27
Every Bureau in Every Depart
nlent at Washington
ls Represented at the Attack
on the florida.
WILL BE EXPENSIVE.
But Great Results Are Elk.
pected From the Experiment.
The Monitor Cost as She Floats
About ST., 100000.

Old Point Comfort. Va, May 81
Practically every bureau in every de-
partment is represented at the tests
of firing big guns and torpedoes upon
the monitor Florida. The attacks
upon the monitor are in direct charge
of Rear Admiral Newton Ellison, chief
of ordnance. This bureau also is
represented by Commander w. I.
Chambers, assistant chief who made
the preliminary arrangements.
Other officers making observations
are Rear Admiral Richard Glover, pres
ident of the board of inspection and
survey; Rear Admiral w. L. Capps,
chief naval constructor; Captain Ray
mond F. Rogers, chief intelligence Of
ficer; Lieutenant Commander George
bradshaw, inspector of target practice;
Naval Constructor R. H. Robinson, for
merly on the Connecticut and Prof.
Philip Alger, member of the board
of naval ordnance.
Secretary Taft for the army detailed
Captain Hermann w. Shul to observe
the test, but the interest of the army
is further manifested by the presence
of Brigadier General Arthur Murray,
chief of artillery; Brigadier General
Crozier, chief Of ordnance. and Briga-
dier General w. w. Witherspoon,
president of the army war college.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-27
Fight of Kansas Against the
Harvester Trust
Is Transferred to the City by
the Lake.
TO HEAR THE DEFENSE
Move Is Made in Order to Ex-
pedite Matters.
Attorney General Jackson and
G. G. Coleman Are There.

Chicago. May 27.-Chicago is to be
the scene of part Of the fight being
waged by the state Of Kansas against
the International Harvester Company
OF America. Tomorrow and the next
day officials and employees of the cor
poration will testify before a special
United States commissioner. The
states case in the quo warranto pro-
ceedings. the hearing of which be-
gan last July. has been completed and
as the testimony of. the defense was
to be given largely by men whose
OFFICES are in Chicago, the commits
stoned consented to come to this city
to expedite matters.
Henry E. Gans,s special United
States commissioner. who has taken
all the evidence up to this period, ar
rived with his secretary, E. H. Wade
yesterday. With them came Attor-
ney Earl w. Evans, of Wichita, Kan,
who has represented the harvester
company in that state. Attorney
General Fred S. Jackson will be in
charge Of the prosecution, but will
have as his special assistant C. c..
Coleman, former attorney general,
who began the fight upon the COM
pany.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-27
NINETEEN DROWNED.
Further Returns From the Flooded
Portion of Oklahoma.

Oklahoma City, May 27.-A special
from Colbert, Okla, near the Texas
line, says that fourteen persons who
had taken refuge on an island form
ed between the new and old channels
of Red river, were drowned when the
flood waters covered the place where
they had taken refuge.
Although weighed down by a train
of ballast, the M, K. & T. railroad
bridge went out.
The river is over three miles wide
and is cutting a new channel around
the town.
Three children of j. H. Roberts.
ferryman, were carried to death when
the river swept away tree in which
they had taken refuge south of Law
ton
VIII and Newt Stidham were
drowned near Henrietta while at
tempting to leave their home in a
skiff.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-27
STARTS WITHEXPL0SI0N
Fire Destroys Sash Factory Injuring
Three Persons.

Chicago, May 27.-One man was
probably fatally injured, two others
were seriously hurt and many families
were driven to the street py fire
which early today totally destroyed
the 100000 plant of the Standard
Sash & Board company at 5819-5S21
Center avenue. Two men, who gave
their names as Victor Altman and
Joseph Brown, were arrested near the
scene on suspicion of having set fire
to the building.
The fire started with a terrific ex-
plosion in the basement Of the factory.
Immense piles of lumber which sur
rounded the burning building were
soon envelcped in flames, which
threatened to spread to a number of
adjoining cottages. Several explosions
of lesser force occurred at frequent in
tervals and rendered the work of the
firemen extremely hazardous. 1t is be-
lieved these latter explosions were
caused by large quantities of paint
stored in the building. After the fire
had been in progress about two hours,
the front and rear walls collapsed.
Charles Tietz, pipeman, was struck
by falling bricks and seriously In
iured
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-27
new OCEAN RECORDS.
Mauretania Will Try to Make Round
Trip in Two Weeks.

New York, May 27.-New ocean
records will be tried for by the giant
liners Mauretania and Lusitania
which set out today for opposite sides
of the Atlantic. Owing to the delay
in getting out of drydoek the
Mauretania was not able to leave
Liverpool on Saturday according to
her schedule, SO that on her passage
beginning today she will attempt to
make the round trip within two
weeks. If she succeeds in her at
tempt it will be the shortest round
trip on record. Her schedule calls
for her arrival here on Monday when
she would discharge her cargo, take
on coal, passengers and baggage and
sail for Liverpool on Tuesday,
June 4.
Meantime the Lusitania will sail
from here today on the second lap of
her round trip for the subvention
offered by the British government
for an average speed Of 24.5 knots on
each voyage of a round trip. Her
average on the first half of the trip
which ended here last week was 24.S3
knots
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-27

(O-) His object was to urge the pas
sage of currency legislation and to
do all he could to bring about the
passage of government employees
liability bill. Secretary Taft re-
.quested Senator Aldrich to hold back
an agreement upon the currency bill
until the employers compensation
measure has had opportunity to pass
congress
Secretary Taft told Senator AID
rich that he felt very deep interest
In this bill and hoped 1t would get
through both houses. Senator Depew
who is in charge of the liability bill in
the seante talked with the president
and Secretary Taft before Mr.. Taft
went to the capitol. Secretary Taft
urged Mr. Burton to do all he could to
put currency bill through.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-27
SPIRIT OF DIsCORD.
Manifested in Proceedings of Presby-
terian General Assembly.

Kansas City, Mo-, May 27.-Discord
entered for the first time into the pro-
ceedings of the general assembly of the
Presbyterian church in the United
States of America while the report OF
the committee on administrative agen-
cies was under consideration. 1t was
apparent during the heated discussion
Of the report that there is in the gen.
eral assembly a strong sentiment in
favor of reorganizing the administra-
tive agencies of the church by chang
ing the personnel of this important
committee, although motion to that
effect was defeated. 1t was declared
that too much power was given to the
twenty-one members of the committee
and that no officer of any board of the
church except the moderator should
belong to the administrative agency
committee.
During discussion of the report Of
the committee on colleges the speak
ers expressed dissatisfaction that the
Bible and Christianity are not given
more prominence by the grammar
schools of the country. One speaker
cited an instance of objection being
raised to the singing of Christmas
carols in a public school.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-27
EVELYN IS INDIGNANT.
Harry Thaw's Wife Resents the State
ments of His Relatives.

New York, May 27-Evelyn Nesbit
Thaw made a statement today in re-
ply to what she ellis 1.-The threatening
and insulting statement issued by Col.
Bartlett in the name of Mrs. William
Thaw'' and in which she reiterated that
the annulment proceedings against
Harry X Thaw, which were discontin-
ued yesterday on motion of her coun-
sci were instituted "at the behest OF
Col Bartlett and A. Russell Peabody
renresenting the Thaw family" She
characterized the statement of Colonel
Bartlett which was given out after the
discontinuance of the annulment pro-
ceedings as "in keeping with the 1nsin-
cere attitude toward her by Mr.. ThaW's s
relatives, since the beginning OF the
trol1hle''
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-27
JUST A LITTLE SHOWER.
That Is All That Weather Bureau
Recorded Today.

A shower which occurred about 9
o'clock this morning with sudden
shifting of the wind from the east to
the northeast caused drop of 13 de-
grees in the temperature. At seven
o'clock this morning the mercury regis
tered rs and an hour later 62 with a
drop Of one degree the next hour. Since
then it has been steadily climbing
though the day has been a remarkably
cool one when compared with yester-
day. :
The precipitation which occurred in
the form Of a shower was scarcely
more than a trace and amounted to 10
of an inch. The forecast indicates fair
weather for Thursday with possible
showers this evening and tonight. The
following were the temperatures in To-
peka since o'clock this morning.:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-27
Mayor Green Explains.

Mayor Green gave out an interview
today. giving an explanation of the
| way In which the offer by the Trust
company came to be submitted in the
| first place. He said:
There seems to be some misappre-
henslon existing regarding the propo-
slt1on made by the Prudential Trust
company. The proposition was made
to me personally, at my solicitation.
after frequent conversations as to de-
| tails, with the idea of giving the peo-
pie of the city an opportunity to buy
| these bonds. the thought being for the
city to authorize some financial instr
ton to act as agents for the CITY in
receiving these subscriptions.
There has been no intention on the
part of the city to offer these bonds
for sale at this time, nor could they
sell them until they were first offered
to the state as the law provides.
This proposition was written by
me. 1 did not go into details in the
matter because of the fact that the
details were SO clearly understood be.
tween myself and the Prudential Trust
company people and the assurances
that had was SO favorable to the city
that 1 thought surely there could be
no opposition to it whatever and the
details could be entered into by con-
tract as the report of the committee
provided.
''It was clearly understood that no
one should be debarred from sub
scr1D1ng Tor whatever stock at what
ever price they might desire.
Nor were there any intimations
that the city would not have the right
when the proper time came, If 1t so
desired, to offer these bonds in lump
to the highest bidder.
The Prudential Trust company un-
derstands the matter perfectly, that
the city in accepting the proposition
is under no obligations to deliver the
bonds to them If they have some
other offer more advantageous to the
city.
ANY investors in the city may offer
to the Prudential Trust company un-
der that proposition. any proposal
to buy all or a part of that issue of
bonds, at par or any amount above
par that they may desire to offer and
the Prudential Trust company as
agents for the. city cannot turn down
such bids without the consent Of the
mayor and council.
"As a point of fact they would be
under the entire direction OF the
mayor and council in all details con-
cerning the floating of the bonds.
'"The offer which the State Saw
ings bank made to the city that 1t
would undertake to aid the city in
disposing of the bonds to the citizens
Of Topeka implied something which
it could not do under its charter. 1t
implied that it would act as a fiscal
agency, something which 1t cannot do
under it's charter act, but which a
trust company is authorized by its
own charter to do
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-27
NORTH CAROLINA DRY.
state Is Carried for Prohibition by "A
Big Majority.

Raleigh, N. C.. May 27.-North
Carolina was carried for state prohibi-
ton by a majority tnat is estimated
at from 10000 to $4,000 on reports
and estimates received.
The prohibition ticket has carried 7S
out of the 80 counties by majorities
hibition ticket has twenty counties by
majorities approximating $500. This
calculation is partly based on estimates
and the prohibition leaders say that IL
is possible for the prohibition ma
jority to reach $4,000. The election
passed off very quietly, no disturbances
of any moment being reported Tne
total vote cast in the state was about
175,00o.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-27
CORN UP TO 81.
New High Mark for the Season
Reached ut Chicago.

Chicago, May 27.-May corn today
in the late hours of trading reached a
new high mark fof the season. 1t
touched sic and closed at soc, which
Desnite the strong advance there was
no great amount of trading at any
figure throughout the day. The small
est offer semed capable of sending up
the price of May corn yat least one
half cent The price jumped from
79h to soc on a noffer to puy 5000
bushels. The market generally was
not strong aside from the May option.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-27
HIS HOUSES WRECKED.
Chief Graft Witness at Frisco Victim
of Dynamiters.

oakland, Cal, May 27.-Three
dwellings built by James L. Gallagher
former president of the San Francisco
board of supervisors and chief wit
ness for the prosecution in the San
Francisco graft cases were wrecked
last night by dynamite. The explo-
sion shook the neighborhood, smashed
windows in nearby dwellings and
played havoc with interior furnish
ings. Neither Gallagher nor any
member of his family was near the
scene of the explosion. John Rawlins
a watchman. was knocked over by the
shock.
The wrecking Of Gallagher's houses
following the partial destruction in a
similar manner of his residence here
on April %, has aroused the, authori-
ties. who are determined if possible
to discover the guilty person. or per-
sons. Although no one was injured
by last nights explosion, one struc-
ture was practically destroyed and
the other two seriously damaged. On
the occasion of the former outrage,
Mr.. Gallagher and his wife narrow
ly escaped death, the front of the
house being blown away, while they
were in an upper room. Since that
time man has been employed to
watch the Gallagher buildings.
Judging by its effect, the police
believe that the explosive was placed
In one of the upper rooms under a
heavy supporting beam. There are
conflicting theories as to the motive
of the criminal. One is that some
one implicated in the graft exposures
in San Francisco, is seeking revenge
against the man who has given the
most direct evidence for the prosecu-
ton. Others entertain the idea that
the dynamiter is a personal enemy
of the former supervisor. The for
mer attempt to destroy Gallagher's
home, which nearly resulted in his
death, occurred in the evening of the
day he concluded his testimony in the
case then on trial.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-27
KILLED IN A TORNADO.
Several Lives Lost and Much Property
Destroyed In Oklahoma.

Wichita, Kan, May 27.-Peter Rudy,
his wife and two children were killed in
a tornado that passed seven miles east
of Alva, Okla, near midnight last
night. Several were injured. A number
of farm houses were destroyed or dam
aged and growing crops suffered much
loss
Three persons were killed and one
child is missing at Ingersoll, Okla, as
the result of tornado. striking that
town last night Considerable damaeo
was done to property.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-27
NO TRAINS FOR 3 WEEKS
Twenty Miles of Track Washed Out
on the FIT. Smith Road.

Guthrie, Okla, May 27.-General
Manager Crane of the FIT. Smith &
Western stated today that there
would be no trains from here to FIT
Smith for three weeks. Twenty miles
of their tracks are out, and in places
the grade, ties and rails have been
washed away and covered up, making
bitches 40 feet deep through the val
leys. In eastern Oklahoma it is esti-
mated that it will be 10 days before
service is restored. Many legislators
are here unable to return home.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-27
FAvORS WHITL0W
Defense Rests After Making a
Strong Showing.
Wife of Physician DelOng Gives
Most Important Evidence.
REFUTES MRS. SAPP.
REFUTES MRS. SAPP.
Declares Mays Dress Was in Two
Pieces and Front ButtOned.
Mrs. WhitlOw COrrObOrates les
timony of Her Husband.
Laundress Says Skirt in Court
Not Bloody One She Cleaned.

lola. May 27.-At noon today the
defense in the Sapp murder trial
rested and this afternoon rebuttal
testimony is being heard.
All morning the defense continued
to place witnesses on the stand whose
testimony was most favorable to
Whitlow.
Homer Warner was the first witness
of the day for the prisoner.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-27
Killed by Indians.

Vancouver, B. c., May 27.-The
body of one of the Water brothers,
prospectors from Victoria, who have
been missing for some time on the
Vancouver island country near
Nootka, has been found. Indications
are that the missing prospectors were
murdered by Indians. The body
found, presumably that Of Horace
Waters, is badly decomposed. A shut
gun loaded with No. shot and one
barrel discharged was found near the
body, also the hat of the other
brother with shot holes In it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-27
ROOT UP AN arm
Hogs Make a Find in a Pond on the
Guinness Farm.

Laporte, Ind, May 7.-Several hogs
wallowing in the pond at the edge of a
lot on the Guinness farm near here,
this morning brought up a bone of a
human arm. The finding of the bone
has convinced Sheriff Smutzer that 9TH
er bodies have been buried beneath the
mud at the bottom of the pond. The
entire shore will be gone over with
long rakes in an effort to bring any
bodies the water may secret to the sur
face.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-27
Depew Urges His BIN.

washington, May 27-The senate pro-
ceeded in a businesslike way today, the
shortness of the journal taking from
It's complete reading all semblance OF
hlibuster. Senator Depew insisted
yesterday for consideration. of the
house bill giving employees Of the gov
ernment compensation for injuries sus-
tanned in the course of their employ
ment.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-27
DR.. JONES HERE.
Ex-Mayor of Topeka Visiting His Old
Home Here.

DR.. D. c. Jones, ex-mayor of Topeka,
now surgeon at the National Soldiers
home, Danville, ILL.,, is visiting here
for about a week and is at the Cope
land hotel. He last week appointed a
Topeka young man, Samuel Adams,
son of the late F. G. Adams, fourth
junior assistant surgeon at the Dan
VILE Home
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-27
TAFT TAKES A HAND.
He Urges the Passage of Employers
Liability Bill.

Washington, May 27.-Secretary
Taft after brief conference with the
.nresid ent today went to the capitol
and had conference with Senator
Aldrich and Representative Burton
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-27
THOSE CITY BONDS
Text OF the Proposition of Pm.
dential Trust Company.
Only One Formally Made to the
Council.
NIX. GREEN EXPLAINS,
Proposal Came at His Own
Solicitation.
A Perfectly Plain, Cleaf st .te
ment From the Mayor.

Of Topeka OF the City
conversotaa @ referring to our freouent
versations IN In regard to ofrertnr a.
sue Of s1E o az People the contemplated is
sue oI 10000 ~ per cent citv iynnrc,.s
tnent t1 bonds we make you this vws- nrnr"rs
M ..on; AS agents of the civ Nc isl,
no. SUBSCRIPTIONS for the bond. -
ri,,. "a tney are oversubscribed viii
ers - 'Rteaesence to the small subscrih.
is ,eft oeIsupscr1bed, will buy what
leit ourselves. All with cost A. ,,o,s,'
mission free either to citv or .,,,,;n co,n-
.r THE PRUDENTIAL, rR11sr 70
w. w. MILLS. President.
Inc ABOVE is the offer made bv tb.
PRUDENTIAL Trust company to the c,fv
Win reference to the sale at pop,,la-
SUBSCRIPTION of the proposed Issue of
Improvement bonds, the trust COM
pany Offering to act as fiscal agents.
II Is this which stirred up so much
controversy and which fnaIIv led tha
council on Monday evening to refer
back to the ways and means commit.
tee of the council this proposition The
oHer Of the State Savings bank to mr..
cnase the whole issue at a premium in
not formally before the council. The
state Savings bank has made no def-
mite offer except to say it will take tha
entlre issue at a Substantial prem
ium." whatever that may be.
The fact that neither premium or
accrued interest was mentioned in the
Prudential Trust company's letter was
one OF the things that induced the
council to let the whole matter rest
with the ways and means committee
In the expectation that the letter might
De framed up more definitely. The
ways and means committee however
thought that the more definite details
| should be left to the mayor and the
Trust company in the form of a con-
tract which should be made by the
mayor in behalf OF the city. This was
the committees report Monday even
4 Ing.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-27
WYCLIFFS COME IN.
Outlaws. Who Have Been Hunted II
Years. Surrender.

Tallaquah. Ok. May 27.-Thon,.s
and James Wycliff. the famous Okla
homa outlaws, who have been huntaa
by government authorities OF OLIs
homa for IL years have surrendered
to the state authorities here. GU
Weather Indications
Chicago. May N.-F'orecast for Ka,-
sas; Showers and cooler tonight.
Thursday fair.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-04-03

bers. Mrs. Whelan, Mrs. Johnson, MISS Jessie Strong, Miss Walker and Mfs. Oats. Three other applications were voted on. After the limitations re- treatments were served and the la dies enjoyed the meeting greatly.
 The Orpheo will give little mlh- strel show as an additional feature today. Hodges. Darrell and Blanch- ard who are appearing on the vaude- vile bill there this week, will appear in black face The act they will ofei is said to be one of the best offered here for some time.
 The game of baseball that was lt have been played this afternoon ai Forest Park by the local Arkansa:
 State League team and the Little
 Rock club has been called off on ac- count of wet grounds. If the We weather lets up a game may be play ed bet tween Finn's bunch and tht Denver pets Saturday. The line III of the two teams will be announced in the Graphic Saturday morning i fthe game is arranged.