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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-08-01
GREAT DAY FOR MILWAUKEE.
Cornerstone of $500. 900 Auditorium Is
Laid.

Milwaukee. Wis. Aug. 1.-The lay
ing Of the cornerstone OF Milwaukee's 8
auditorium today was made the occa-
sion of one of the greatest civic cele-
brations in the history of the city. The
ceremonies were preceded by a parade
of four divisions made up OF military
and civic bodies under the supervision
of General Louis Aver. The corner
stone exercises included invocation by
Archbishop Messmer and addresses by
Mayor Rose and others
The auditorium will be one of the
most notable convention halls in the
world. 1t possesses the unique fea-
lures of being readily usable either as
one great assembly hall or Of being
segregated into individual halls. 1t
is so arranged that as many as nine
separate and distinct affairs may be
held at one time. The main audi
torium is constructed in amphitheater
style, without a pillar or a post in it.
1t is 65 feet high from the hocr OF
the arena to the center Of the ceiling
and surrounded by q grand promenade
IL feet wide terminating in q grand
foyer "a feet by 76 feet. The seating
capacity is 1894.
Surrounding the arena are 81 boxes.
There are two balconies. The cost OF
the auditorium is 100000, half Of
which amount was subscribed by 2.755
citizens who form the corporation
known as the Milwaukee Auditorium
company. The city of Milwaukee fur
nished $250,O00.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-08-01

in Medicine Lodge for some time. l feel
confident that l will win this nomina
ton. 1 don't care to give out any fore
cast on my vote. but L believe that L
will not only have a majority OF the
senators and representatives, but that
l will also have a majority OF the popu-
lar vote. / have spent my time max
ing speeches in the doubtful districts
of the state. / have not visited any
districts which seemed sure to go for
me anyway. l have not been to Leav-
enworth Kansas City. Pittsburg, Atchi
son. or Fort Scott; l have made only
two speeches in the Third district So
/ naturally would have an opportunity
to see the worst side of this campaign.
1t certainly looks to me as though L
would be nominated without doubt"
Senator Long was asked whether he
had heard any talk of repeating the
primary election law at the next ses-
sion of the Legislature.
~ haven't heard anything about 1t.
one way or the other. 1t is too early
to talk about that"
"Would you favor the repeal of the
law ," was asked.
II don't know what 1 would do. I
haven't considered the matter. The
some objection to the petition feature
of the law, I know. Many people dis
like that part of the law
Bristow Is Confident.
J. L. Bristow also expressed great
confidence in his chance of success.
'I understand" he said this morn
ing, that the Long people are con-
fident. Well, SO am 1. 1t is just a
question of judgment. 1 believe that
Mr.. Longs friends are going to be
greatly surprised at the results on
August 4. They won't know what hit
them. Counties which they are
counting as sure for them are going
to go 500 for me. I've been surprised
in some counties at the people who
were for me-people whom I did not
expect to be for me. Long will be
lucky if he gets 65 out of the 165 Re-
publican members.
Il am sorry that my voice is not in
better condition, but 1 will have to do
the best 1 can. 1 did not want to en-
gage in a single debate with Senator
Long; 1 wanted a series of six debates.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-08-01
TURNED DOWN COLD"
Merchant Fails to Secure Insurance
on Shipment of Sheath Gowns.

New York, Aug. Evidently the
British business man. as typified by
the members of the London Lloyds,
does not believe that the sheath"
gown is destined to become popular in
the United States. At any rate the
members of the famous London insur-
ance company refused to issue pol
icy for $4,000 on consignment of
sheath gowns recently imported
from Paris by local department
store
The uptown merchants. feeling
somewhat skeptical as to just how
we'll the latest Partisan costume
would take with New York women,
asked an insurance broker to obtain
a policy insuring the sale of the
gowns-in other words to insure the
popularity of the sheath gown.
The Britisher, knowing that the
London Lloyds were willing to write a
policy on anything. from a presiden-
tial election to the safeguarding of an
automobile race course, or the f1uctua-
tions of the stock market. promptly
applied for policy on the sheath
gowns To his surprise. however. he
was to use his own words. turned
down cold" He applied to several
companies with the same result.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-08-01
DROPS HIS SPEECH.
Bryan Stops Work to Attend Funeral
of a Neighbor.

Fairview, Lincoln. Neb., Aug. l.
That the state of Georgia is safely for
Bryan was the information which r.
NJ. Hitch, vice president of the Bryan
and Kern club of Savannah, brought to
Fairview today. Mr.. Hitch has been
long identified with the politics of his
state. He told Mr.. Bryan that while
Mr.. Taft, Tom Watson and John Tenn
pie Graves were well thought of in
Georgia and would have a goodly fol-
lowing, there was no possibility of the
state going other than Democratic.
Mr.. Bryan for time today aban-
doned the preparation of his speech of
acceptance and the reception of visi-
tors in order to attend the funeral of
a neighbor.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-08-01
KILLS WIFE and BABY.
Shoots an Express Driver and Escapes
in Stolen Buggy.

Tulsa Okla, Aug. CLAY Harris
white man, here this morning shot
and instantly killed his wife, who was
part indian, and her one-year-old
baby and fatally wounded Walter
Vann, driver of an express wagon,
who attempted to capture him. Harris
then escaped after stealing a horse
and buggy. posse was soon formed
and started in pursuit.
Harris is wanted at Fairfield ILL.,, for
numbering a man July 4, and Illinois
officers were trailing him at the time
of the murder here.
After shooting the man at Fairfield
Harris escaped. The man died a few
days later. The state of Illinois offer
ed a reward of $4,000 for Harris ar
rest and officers have since been fol-
lowing him. Harris came to Tulsa
last Thursday. forced his wife at the
point of a revolver to sell her Indian
land. took the proceeds and departed
for Claremore, Okla, after ordering
her to meet him there Mrs. Harris
did not leave Tulsa. but officers who
had traced him this far went on to
Claremore. Harris outwitted them
and came back to Tulsa at midnight
last night. He hid in his house and
waited for the return this morning of
his wife. who had spent the night at
the home of her father, Chauncey
Owens, a wealthy half breed Indian.
When the woman entered her yard,
carrying her baby in her arms, Harris
approached gun in hand. Mrs. Harris
ran screaming to a neighbors. Before
assistance could arrive he had emptied
the contents of his revolver into the
bodies of the woman and the baby.
Mrs. Harris was shot three times in
the breast, dying almost instantly,
while one bullet pierced the baby's
heart.
Expressman Vann attempted to pur-
sue Harris, who turned upon him and
fired. The first shot took effect and
Vann fell. probably fatally wounded.
Harris then forcibly took the buggy
and horse of a collector standing by
and after firing an Intellectual shot at
the collector, drove off toward the
hills. Within. half an hour posse
had been organized and started in
pursuit. Several women neighbors of
the Harrises were eye witnesses of the
double murder.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-08-01
Joint Discussion at Gar1ie'd
Park This Afternoon.
Both Candidates Arrived In To-
peka Last Night.
BRISTOW HAS A COLD.
Effect on His Voice Is Notice.
able.
Speaks Fifty Minutes in Open
ing the Discussion.
FOLLOWED BY LONG.
FOLLOWED BY LONG.
Senator Takes Up Inc0nsisten'
cies of Opponent.
Breads From Record" of Kan
sas Campaign He Managed.

At o'clock this afternoon the joint
debate between Senator Chester L.
Long and Joseph L. Bristow, his op-
ponent for the Republican nomination
for the United States senate, COM
menced at Garfield park
Senator Long and Mr.. Bristow both
arrived in Topeka Friday evening, and
got a good nights sleep in preparation
for the event. The rival candidates
held a conference during the evening
to try to agree upon a chairman. but
failed to get together.
After Henry Allen arrived from
Wichita he took up the work of maxi
ing a compromise. and it was finally
agreed that Senator Charles Curtis
should preside at the meeting Senator
Curtis accepted the invitation. and
conducted the debate this afternoon.
Owing to the fact that the colored
people forgot to invite him to make
the speech which he was announced
to make al the park today. Senator
Curtis did not make any address prior
to the debate.
The crowd was disappointing, not
over 1000 people being present. Few
colored people remained. Many of
them were offended because their
Emancipation meeting had been turn
ed into a political debate.
The music prior to the debate was
furnished by the Big B band.
The weather for the event was ex-
cellent. The hot sun was somewhat
obscured during most of the time by
clouds, and there was a light breeze.
The sentiment of the crowd seemed
TO be friendly to Senator Long. Mr..
Bristow said before the debate that he
expected this. The reason Long want
ed this debate here in the park said
Mr.. Bristow. was because he figured
that the business men couldn't come
over here. The business men who are
up against these shipping injustices
are the ones to whom my address espec-
ially appeals"
Seats for about 5000 people had been
bulk during the morning, and the
bandstand, which was used for the
speakers. was provided with three ta-
bles, one for each of the speakers, and
one for the newspaper reporters.
Mr.. Bristow who opened the debate,
was suffering from a bad cold, and
asked Mr. Long to hold the debate in
the auditorium. so that 1t would not
be so hard on the speakers voices.
Long refused to consent to this, saying
that the arrangements had all been
made and announced and that it
would not do to change. Mr.. Bristow
also wanted the speakers to be allow
ed more time for the debate, but Long
would not consent to this either
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-08-01

A good many politicians from va
rfous parts OF the state came in to lis
ten to the speeches.
Henry ]. Allen of Wichita, a friend of
Mr.. Bristow, is here. Mr.. Allen says:
'.Things are looking very favorable to
Bristow's nomination. Up to three
weeks ago l did not think Bristow had
much chance. Now / believe the signs
point to his nomination next Tuesday
aBristow will have all three represen-
tatives and senator from Sedgwick
county. 1 rather think Leland will
carry the county. don't know how the
Eighth district will co.
Senator Long, when seen at his room
at the Copeland this morning said:
This is the end of the campaign. 1
shall make no more speeches after this
debate l will probably spend Mon
day in Wichita, and on Tuesday will
go home to Medicine Lodge. L will stay
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-08-01

He refused to consent to meet me in
such series. 1 stipulated in my -chal-
lenge that the Topeka debate should
be held in the auditorium, but for some
reason Mr. Long was unwilling to
agree to that.
Il expect to make a number of
speeches on Monday. / had a dozen
calls for speeches on that last day, but
can only respond to a few of them.'
G. NJ. Schmidt, representative from
Geary county, and an active supporter
of Senator Long, is in Topeka, and
said:
Long will carry Geary county, and
believe that Leland will get it, too.
But it will be closer on governor
Secretary of State c. E. Denton said
this morning: TT is all a matter of
guesswork. but 1 should say that the
total vote of the Republican primary
will not exceed 100000. 1 do not think
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-08-01
PETTlB0NE HAS CANCER.
The Doctors Say They Can Not Save
His Life.

Denver, Colo, Aug. Am opera
ton performed today at st. Joseph's
hospital in this city on George A.
Pettibone, formerly a member of the
executive board of the Western
Federation of Miners. showed that he
is suffering from cancer and the
physicians in attendance agreed that
his life could not be saved.
Pettibone became sick while in
prison in Idaho, awaiting his trial for
alleged completely in the murder OF
former Governor Frank Stuenenberg,
which resulted in his acquittal.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-08-01
She NEVER WORRIED.
Woman Lives to Be 1O7 and Dies With
Smile on Her Face.

Chicago, Aug. IA full century and
seven years of life without a single
moment of worrying was ended, when
Mrs. Anna Miskus died at the home of
her grandson. julius Anixter-
Although 107 years old, Mrs. Miskus
Rad full possession of her faculties un-
til the moment OF her death. She was
prominent as a settlement worker. She
is survived by 40 grandchildren.
When only child in her native home
in Maryneple Poland, she took a vow
never to worry and to this VOW she at
tributed her longevity. This vow she
kept, although assailed by war. pes
thence, and death itself. Through it all
she maintained a smiling attitude, and
with a smile on her face she entered
Eternity.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-08-01
Old Age Pensions for England.

London, Aug. THE old age pen
sions bill has passed the house of
lords in the form adopted by the house
of commons. The bills were sent
back to the commons and the COM
mons rejected the amendment adopted
by Lord Cromer and other members OF
the upper house.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-08-01
HAzERS REINSTATED.
The Academy Administration Will
Handle the Case.

Oyster Bay, Aug. l--President Roose-
welt and Secretary of War Wright
have decided that the eight cadets who
recently were dismissed from the Uni
ted States military academy at West
Point for hazing shall be reinstated
and their punishment shall be admin
istered according to the disciplinary
methods of the academy
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-08-01
weather Indications.

Chicago, Aug. Forecast for
Kansas: Generally fair tonight and
Sunday. Rising temperature.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-08-01

that Long will have less than 100 candi-
dates for member of the legislature in
structed for him"
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Continued on Page Six-)
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The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-04-16
FLEET ANCHORS
At SAN DIEGO
Thousands of Enthusiastic Citizens
Extend Welcome to Officers and
Men of Big Battleship Fleet.
The Splendid Condition of the Ships
After Their Long Voyage Should
be Source Of Qualification to
Every American Citizen.

San Diego Cal.-The American bat
tleship fleet was greeted here on
Tuesday by hundreds of enthusiastic
patriots.
In four regular intervaled columns,
with flagships leading abreast and
| pointing the way to the first home an
| chorage the fleet has found in its four
| months of cruising around the south
ernmost end of the Western hemi
the sheltered cove of the sea behind
the towering headands of Point Iona
and halted for four days of merry,
making for men and officers.
Governor James n. Gillett was here
officially to welcome the fleet and
his call upon Rear Admiral Thomas,
commanding in the absence of Rear
Admiral Robey ID. Evans, who took
the fleet out of Hampton Roads last
December, was repaid during the af-
ternoon. Local committees also went
to the Connecticut to tell Admiral
Thomas, and through him all the men
of the feet how glad the people of
did representation of the American
navy as the battle fleet" constitutes.
The splendid condition of the ships
was manifest in every way. Outward
ly they were the same sparkling i'm
pressive, white and buff units of
powerful aggregation of fighting force
that pointed their way out of Hamp-
ton roads on home coast 5000 miles
away with the president showing the
way on his cruiser-yacht, the May
flower. Internally the ships were in
better condition than when they
started, engines working with the
smooth thrust and throw of perfect
bearings and careful handling, and
boilers making steam with less con-
sumption of coal because of the in
creased efficiency in the firing rooms.
The wash of the waves along the
water line displayed from two to
three feet of red armor belts, and
showed but comparatively little sea
growth, despite the long stay in tenn
perate and tropical waters.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-04-16
ROOT AND ROSEN SETTLE
MANCHUR|AN CONTROVERSY
There viii be No More Friction BE.
tween the American Consul and
Russian Government at Harbin.

Washington.-Sec Root had q
long conference at the state depart
ment on Monday with the Russian
ambassador, Baron Rosen, the feature
OF which was the Manchurian situa'
tion. and in consequence when the
ambassador left for New York on his
way to Russia he bore with him the
last words of the American state de.
partment on that important subject.
The interview was eminently satisfac.
tory on both sides.
From the Russian standpoint 1t was
made plain to Secretary Root that the
local Russian officials in Harbin we're
deserving of support in their efforts
to rehabilitate that important trade
center and resume the execution of
the ambitious plans that had been
formed by the Russian government
ior the development of the city be-
fore the war with Japan.
Therefore the objection of Ameri-
can Consul Fisher to full recognition
of the Russian authority at Harbin
was found to be based rather upon
the form in which the local Russian
officials proposed to attain their OBJ
jects and not to the objects them
selves. Therefore 1t may be stated
that there will be no further friction
between the American consul and
the Russian government at Harbin
over this incident.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-04-16
PRESIDENT vEToEs BILL.
Doesn't Believe In the Giving Away
of Stream Rights.

Washington.-ln special message
vetoing dam bill, President Roose'
welt on Monday warned congress that
there are pending in this session bills
which propose to give away without
price stream rights capable OF devel-
oping 100000 horsepower, whose
production would cost annually 25.-
100000 tons of coal; urging in vigor-
GUS terms the establishment of n pol
icy such as the filibustering minority
in the house demands, which would
safeguard the granting of bridge and
dam privileges and require the gran
tees to pay for them; and definitely
announcing future policy on his
part with regard to prompt utilization
of construction privileges by refusing
his signature to bill that gives an
additional three years to the Rainy
River Improvement company within
which to build a dam in the Rainy
river,
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-04-16
TO CREATE DEPARTMENT
OF MINES AND M|VNI
House Committee Favors a a,u :.
ing Appropriation for Main,er,." wax
of Mining Schools.

Washington.-The house cou
on mines and mining has renor,a,
vorably the bill made up of Inn. .
troduced by Representative po..
Haggot and Howell to es,a,p
schools or departments of instrua.s
In mines and mining. The hin ' .A
vides that $4,000 shall be annros y, Wv
ed from the sales of public land a ,''
ing the coming year to each sta,a wa wa
territory for the establishment =. =.
maintenance of schools of mino, Wy
departments of mining in schools "
ready established, this appropri.,,.' =
to increase $4,000 annually untn ~
annual appropriation shall reach ~:
900. The money thus appronris,',
shall be expended for instruction y
search and experiment in relatior y
mining, engineering, ore treatmo,,
metallurgy and assaying, with n wiz
to teaching the best and safest msS
DDS of mining and especially sor ~,
study and preventing of exnlosiO,.
fires and other dangers incident !,
carrying on the mining industry AZ
vocates of the bill report that II MY, nv
do for mining what approprIatIon'
aiding agricultural schools have dor.
for farming and agriculture, and A..
hopeful of securing it's passage.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-04-16
FIFTEEN HUNDRED
FAMILIES SUFFER
Residents Of Chelsa, Massachusetts,
Made Homeless by Flames and
Two Lives Are Lost.
A Square Mile of Territory Burned
Over, the Manufacturing, Tenement
and Retail District Being Scene
Of Worst Conflaeration in His
tory of City.

Boston-An APPARENTLY insignificant
fire, which started among rags on a
dump in the city of Chelsea on Sun
day. was famed by a northwest gale
into a confagration which obliterated
nearly one-third of the city. Five
hundred dwelling houses and public
buildings were destroyed, fifteen hun
dred families were driven from their
homes and ten thousand people are
homeless. Two lives are known to
have been lost, and from fifty to one
hundred persons were injured.
Accurate estimates of the loss are
impossible The city solicitor esti'
mates it at nearly $10,O00,000. The
fire ragged before a 45-mile gale for
more than twelve hours, defying the
utmost efforts of the combined fire de-
partments of Chelsea and several
nearby cities and large detachment
of Boston firemen and apparatus.
The fire area, which was in the form
of an elipse, a mile and half long
and half mile wide at it's broadcast
part, extended diagonally across the
city.
All the banks. more than three-quar.
ters of the churches, half of the busi-
ness blocks and nearly all the school
houses were wiped out. One hospital
and day nursery were destroyed.
The fire started almost from the ex.
treme southwest section of the city
and cut path to the end of Maver.
ick street, at the extreme southeast.
ern end of the city, which borders
Chelsea creek. This is about one and
half miles from where the fire be.
gan.
The flames spread through the heart
of the retail business section, which
was about midway between the two
extreme limits reached by the fire
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-04-16
TOWN UNDER WATER.
Great Dam Breaks and People Are.
Forced to Flee from Homes.

Helena, Mont-As a result of the
bursting of the great dam at HauseI
lake on Tuesday afternoon, the town
of Craig, fortysix miles north of Hell
ena, was buried under a twenty-fooi
wall of water and thousands of dol
lars worth of property destroyed. The
400 inhabitants had warning and es
capped to the hills
The Hauser lake dam was com
pleted last year at toal cost of 81,
100000 and many eastern capitalists
are interested in the company. The
structure was 631 feet long, and near
ly 300 feet gave way and was washed
down stream.
At the time the structure gave way
about thirty men were at work in the
power house, which is situated about
100 yards below the dam site on the
north side of the river. 1t is believed
that all these men escaped and that
no lives were lost at the dam.
A heavily loaded Great Northern
train from Great Falls to Butte mar
rowly escaped destruction by the
flood. 1t was tagged just in time by
the operator at Cascade, and re
turned to Great Falls, not, however
before taking aboard flock of sheer
whose pasture was under water.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-04-16
Cut Hole Through Wall and Appp
prlated $4,000 Worth Of Jewels

San Francisco.-Some time durn,
Saturday night and in the best pa
trolled district of the city, thieves en-
tered the jewelry store of p Lundy,
744 Market street, and robbed 1t d
diamonds and other jewelry amounting
to $4,000. Entrance was made By
cutting a hole through the partition
that separates the store from candy
shop. This was done without disturb
ing the lights that-were burning in
either store. This hole was mads
large enough to allow the thieves 70
crawl through.