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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-18
persisted in A FIRE.
Two Girls Burned to Death and Seven
Seriously Injured.

Scranton. Pa, Jan. 1s.-Two girls were
killed and seven others seriously injured in
a fire today in the building occupied by
the Imperial Underwear factory. Two
hundred girls were employed in the build
ing and there was panic when the alarm
of fire was sounded. Florence Watrous
was caught in the burning building and
she met a horrible death in the flames.
Mary Buckley. with a, number of other
girls. jumped from the fire escape and
broke her neck
The injured:
Sadie Cohen and Annie Cohen, sisters.
Florence CuSick.
Margaret Koran.
Kate Convey.
May Whelan.
Katherine Griffith.
All were burned on the fire escape be-
fore jumping and they are suffering from
broken limbs and internal injuries.
The fire Is supposed to have been start
ed by the upsetting of a glue pot in the
warehouse Of the Economy Furniture Co.,
located in the basement of the building,
which was four stories high. The flames
spread rapidly and most of the girls on
the third and fourth floors fled to the fire
escapes. These got as far as the second
story and from there they jumped to the
areaway.
Many of the girls fled down the narrow
stairway of the building. In their terror
some tainted and there was jam on the
stairs which threatened serious conse-
were able to get them all out safely be-
fore the fire reached that portion Of the
building.
The loss is $4,000
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-18
MONEY TIDE TURNS.
Clearing House Banks Show Increase
in Loans and Deposits.

New York. Jan. 1S.-The statement
of clearing house banks for the week
shows that the banks hold $22, 635, AIS
more than the requirements of the 25
per cent reserve rule. This is an in
crease of $16,551, 425 in the proportion
ate cash reserve as compared with last
week. The statement follows: Loans
81, 700, increase So. 26S, 100; depos-
its $1,000 1888, 500, increase s3S, 537. 500: cir
culation $70,910, 400, decrease 81, 3s4, 900;
legal tenders $66. 155, 400,s increase IS, $751;
100; specie 1929, 027, 200 increase $22, 294 :
700; reserve s295, $4,000, increase $780,
185, 300; reserve required S272, 547, 125, in
crease s9,634,375; surplus $22 ,635, ATS, in
crease $1,000 ,425; ex-U. S. deposits s4O,-
642, go, increase SIG. 265, OPS.
A tremendous flow of cash from the
banks throughout the country to the
New York City banks was indicated
today by the bank statement, which
showed an increase of $26, 1851 800 in the
amount of cash held by the New York
clearing house institutions. This in
crease in cash is not thought to be a
record one, but it is believed to ap-
proach within a few millions of the
largest increase ever recorded in a SIN
gle week in this city. Ffnanciers de-
clared that it showed clearly that the
interior banks were entirely treasured
by the showing last week when for the
first time since October a surplus of
reserve was established instead of the
deficit which had long existed In con-
sequence the interior banks were send
ing their surplus cash to Now York.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-18
TO SHUT OUT PUBLIC.
Even Newspaper Men May Not Hear
~ Evelyn Thaw's Story.

New York, Jan. 1S.-The most as
tonishing move that has yet been
made by either the prosecution or
the defense in the trial of Harry K
Thaw, charged with the wilful muir
der of Stanford White, came when
District Attorney Jerome asked the
court to exclude from the courtroom
the public, including the newspaper
writer's during the recital by Evelyn
Nesbit Thaw of the story she told on
the stand during the first trial. The
district attorney had given no hint
of his intended action and even Mr..
Littleton, of the defense, said he had
not considered the matter before, al
though he quickly added his request
to that of Mr.. Jerome. Justice Dow1-
ing did not rule on the point further
than to say that he thought il such
motion was to have been made it
should have been made at the first
trial, and announced that he would
take the question under consideration
and give a decision on Monday.
At the first trial hundreds of peo-
pie besieged the court room and used
every artifce to secure admission
while young Mrs. Thaw was telling
her horrible story on the stand. The
lines were drawn very tightly even
then, only few outsiders, and those
present who had influence with the
court officers. securing admission.
courtroom when the story was begun
and Justice Fitzgerald stopped the
testimony to give those Of them who
desired an opportunity to leave the
room. Not one of the few women
who had schemed SO hard for ad-
mission took advantage of the oppor-
tunity. but all remained until the
story was finished. District Attorney
Jerome has succeeded in keeping a
large portion Of young Mrs. Thaw's
story of her early life out Of the rec
ord and it was believed that he would
attempt to prevent her from repeat
ing the story she says she told her
husband about her relations with
Stanford White Whether the motion
to exclude the public means that he
has given up this idea Is not known.
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INTO LIQUIDATION.
Sovereign Bank of Canada Turns Over
All It's Business.

Toronto. Ont. Jan. 1S.-When Gus
toners of the head office in Toronto
and seventy-six branches throughout
Canada called at the Sovereign Bank;
of Canada today they found other
banks in possession as a result of the
transference of all business of the Sow
ereign bank to the Bankers AssOcia--
ton of Canada, consequent upon the de-
cision of the Sovereign bank to go into
liquidation. There will be no inter-
ruption to the bank so far as the Sow
ereign banks customers and depositors
are concerned. The branches of the
bank have been assigned to different
banks. each of which will take charge
of the accounts in the particular
branch with which it is engaged.
Serious difficulties may be created,
however, in the case of borrowers
from the Sovereign bank. The pres ent
condition of the financial market may
render it extremely difficult for some
firms to place their loans and rulhor
is busy with the names of several that
may be forced to assign. From early
last evening until early this morning
meetings were held in all the banks to
discuss the situation created by the
liquidation. The officials of the banks
interested in the financing of the
branches of the Sovereign bank were
engaged in making arrangements to
obviate any panic which might follow
today's announcements.
The heaviest shareholder is the
Dresden bank of Berlin, Germany.
100000
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-18
CHASED BY FIRE.
Miners Flee Seven Miles to Els
cape Death.
Frightful Underground Journey
Lasts Five Hours.

Monongahela, Pa, Jan. 1S.-Miracu-
lousy escaping death by cremation or
suffocation or being blown to pieces by
an explosion 40 miners employed in the
Catsburg mine of the Monongahela
River Consolidated Coal and Coke COM
pany, made their way through the dark
headings for a distance of seven miles
and finally reached the open air. With
out lights to guide them and given up
as dead, the men battled for five hours
with fire. and when they reached the
surface their faces were blackened,
clothes torn and all were severely
bruised from stumbling in their flight
for safety. Fortunately the mine con-
tanned very little gas or another mine
disaster would have been recorded in
western Pennsylvania.
The mine was fired sometime dur
ing the day by a blowout" shot and
when the fire was discovered at 9
o'clock last night by the 40 men all
escaped to the surface though the
Monongahela entry was cut off. Mo-
mentarily expecting an explosion with
its horrible consequences, the men
started panic stricken for the entry
at Charleroi seven miles away. In
their frenzy they stumbled and fell
but only to jump up again and con-
tinue their mad rush for safety.
The experience was probably the
most frightful a body of coal miners
has ever had. When the men reach
ed the surface at 2 a. m. today a ma
jority of them were sobbing like chill
dren. A large force of men are to-
day bratticing the part of the mine
which caught fire and it is believed
the damage will be small.
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the verdict of the jury should be up
held and that a motion for a new
trial should be overruled. If the de-
PENDANT should be fined the maximum
on the AZ counts on which the jury
has returned a verdict of guilty the
aggregate of the fines assessed would
amount to $4,000 and the minimum
would be $4,000.
"The testimony in the case clearly
shows that while the farmers have
received high and renumerative
prices for their products that they
have in turn been compelled to pay
higher prices for the commodities
which they have been compelled to
purchase But as to the implements,
machines and repairs purchased of
the defendant company the price has
not been increased and there has been
no willfulness or great oppression
practiced by the defendant and 1t is
proper that this point should be con-
sidered in fixing the amount OF the
fine to be assessed.
The court does not wish to assess
such fine that the proceedings VIII
be turned into a farce nor do l
think that it is just that the maxi
mum fine should be assessed. The fine
should be substantial for the violation
of the law and sufficient to compel
obedience to it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-18
RESUMED.
Growing Abundance of Money Affects
the Stock Market.

New York, Jan. 1S.-The growing
abundance of banking facilities resi- lt-
ing from the return flow of funds to
deposits in the rentral reserve banks
has furnished means for a more ac-
tive stock market. Operations have
been largely speculative and there has
been a large selling to realize profits
on the part of earlier purchasers
which modified the effect in growing
degree, of the new outside buying and
the demand from the diminishing
short interest
The influence of the increasing ease
in money has beer effected by consid-
Grafton of the decreasing activity of
trade which is contributing to the re-
turn flow of funds from active circula-
ton. Railroad earnings show ma
teria1 shrinkage and plans for economy
occupy a large part of the attention of
railroad officials. Some Improvement
was reported in iron trade conditions
over the holiday level.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-18
AUTO SkIDDED.
Two of the Occupants Thrown Out and
Killed.

Baltimore, Md, Jan. 1s.-George L.
;Billups. proprietor of. Billups hotel,
Park Heights and Hayward avenues,
and hisswife Were instantly killed early
today by being thrown from an auto
mobile at Park Heights avenue and the
Pirnlico road entrance to Druid Hill
park.
Leo H. Shaad, of Elk Ridge, owner
and driver of the machine, was hurt
internally, but not fatally.
Mr.. Shaad said he stopped at Bfllups
hotel and was taking Mr.. and Mrs
Rillups out driving. Mr.. Billups asked
him to speed his machine and in turn
ing the~curve at the entrance to the
park his machine skidded and upset.
Mrs Bfllups landed between the trolley
car tracks and Mr.. Billups on one of
the tracks. The automobile was
wrecked.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-18
RUSH KEEPS UP.
Outward Flow of Foreigners Continues
to Be Enormous.

New York. Jan. 1S.-The rush of
emigrants to return to Europe keeps
up and the figures for January will
show an enormous increase over the
same month last year. Already ii
seventeen days 30,056 steerage passen-
gers have left New York, as against
9,416 last year. During the same.
period this year only 7,13S steerage
passengers have arrived at this port
The increase in eastbound steerage
travel for this month is 210 per cent
and the outward flow is greater by 800
per cent than the incoming.
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Jury Returns Verdict After
Deliberating Many Hours.
He Was Charged With Misap-
preparation of Bank Funds.
PENALTY is PRISON.
With a Minimum Term of Five
Years.
Trial Had Been Going on for
Nine Weeks.

Chicago, Jan. 1S.-John r. Walsh,
president Of the defunct Chicago Ma
t1onal bank, was today found guilty
OF appropriating the FUNDS of that
institution. The jury which had been
considering the case since Thursday
afternoon reached an agreement
shortly after o'clock this morning
but the verdict was not announced
until after court reconvened at 10
o'clock
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-18
THE POPE HAS G0UT.
His Doctor Orders Him to Bed and
He Obeys.

Rome, Jan. 1S.-Owing to an at
tack of govt, the pope has been re-
luctantly obliged to suspend his
audiences. He was visited yesterday
by his private physician, DR.. Petaoci,
who insisted that the pontiff go to
bed and to this the patient consented.
The govt causes acute pains and a
swelling of the knee.
On hearing of his illness, the pope's
sisters came to see him and expressed
their desire to nurse him.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-18
More Pleasant Weather.

AS far as the weather for today is
concerned it might just as well be the
18th day of May as of January. We ae
having regular May weather today. 1t
is one of the balmiest days of the sea-
son. There is no wind and not even
sign of cloud The mercury is Just at
the right place. A little higher would
be too warm while a little cooler would
not be quite SO pleasant. This weather
bids fair to be eclipsed tomorrow as
the forecast calls for fair and warmer
weather tomorrow The wind today has
averaged six miles an hour from the
southwest The following are today's
temnerat -
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-18
Evangelistic Council to Meet.

/ The EvangeHstic council of Topeka,
which is composed of delegates from
the various evangelical churches of
the city,, will meet at Gemmell hall
on Sunday afternoon at $3.50. This
meeting will be an important one as
the president, Mr.. Stark, will at this
time announce the committees for
the year. All members of the coun-
Gil are urged to be in attendance.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-18
New Park for Chicago.

Chicago. Jan. 1S.-Announcement
was made today of the projected open
ing of a new amusement park for Chi
cago. 1t will be located at Forest
park, formerly Harlem. Twenty-Five
acres of land have been secured and
nearly 100000 will be expended in
the construction of the new enterprise.
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weather Indications.

Chicago, Jan. 18.-Forecast for
Kansas: Fair tonight and Sunday;
warmer in north portion tonight.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-18

f. B. Roll of Kingman county was
granted leave of absence today He
has been called home by sickness In
his family.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-18

tax payers of Cowley asking for the
passage of the bank deposit guarantee
Ia
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Continued on Page Eleven.)
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The total number of bills introduced
in the house up to noon. when the lid
went on, was 124. Most of these either
involve local matters, or else are of
such a nature that they are not like.
ly to get much of a hearing. There
are probably % bills of decided gen.
eral Importance in the entire lot.
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E. b Cones. former representative
Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1908-02-04
TREACHEROUS FOE KILLS
POPULAR COLLEGE
STUDENT
Task of Clearing Fdvorite Ath.
lete Of Suspicion Rests
With Local Talent.
PUBLIC WILL BE THERE
TO WITNESS SUCCESS

A murder has been committed. A
popular college stadent, Henderson by
name, has been ~ cd by knife
thrust in his back oy treacherous
foe. and il is up TO the college PEN
ant" company of home talent artists
to seek out the murderer. A we'll
known and popular athlete Of the col
lege and a member of the college row.
ing team is suspected of the crime
and upon the shoulders of the cast
of "The College Pennant" rests also
the responsibility to clear him.
It is believed that the coup will be
executed at the Elks' opera house
Wednesday night with flattering sue
cess.
There H. boat In the play To
escape arrest and the accompanying
humiliation. the hero ships on this
boat, which starts on trip across
the ocean the morning following the
tragedy He garbs himself I'm the
humble attire Of a sailor. Just before
the boat departs the captain discovers
that the young man Is on board and
knows him. but believes that he Is in
nocent and allows the masquerade 10
be carried out.
Among the passengers on the boat
are Boston millionaire and two
daughters. one Of the young ladies
IS the sweetheart Of the suspected
murderer The hero discovers that
his sweetheart is on board and seeks
to escape from the boat. The oppor-
tunity arrives when the boat is pass
ing some out OF the way Spanish ISL
ands in southern seas. The hero
seizes the opportunity, jumps over
BOARD and swims to one Of the Islands
The Boston millionaire wants tne
captain to stop the ship and rescue
the boy. but the captain will not. The
millionaire raves. The captain Is very
set I'm his ways He knows that there
Is a detective on board the boat
Watching the hero and knows that the
detective cannot very well follow MS
man The millionaire finally gets a
boat and embarks for the island. The
island is infested with cannibals and
the millionaire and his daughters are
captured by the cannibals, but OF
course eventually they all escape ana
live happily ever after
But back at the college the stu
dents and the friends OF the hero
solve the murder riddle. The real
murderer is captured. the hero Is
brought home, just IN time to take his
place at the head Of The rowing crew
in the boat race and of course the
home crew wins "Thc College PEN
nant"
This Is the story that will be staged
AZ the Elks opera house Thursday
and Friday evenings by home talent
There Is lot Of sparkling music in
the play accompanied by pretty cos
tunes and special scenery
The reserved seat sale this morning
was unusually good better In fact
than that for the "Elks' Tooth pro-
luction last year. The actors are
assured Of good houses both Thurs
day and Friday nights.
Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1908-02-04
.BERNALILLO COUNTY
HAS CUTE LITTLE BABY
Placed on Train by Its Parents, Who
We're 100 Poor To Care for IL

Bernalillo county may count among
its assets native baby about two
weeks old, pretty and healthy.
The infant was found In a bundle OF
clothing on the steps OF a Pullman
sleeping car on train No. this
morning, in Gallup, and taken from
the train. 1t Is believed that it was
put aboard the train at Isleta, and
believing that they are being imposed
upon. the authorities OF Mckinley
county will have nothing to do with
It, A telegram received here by the
Santa Fe officials says that the child
will be sent to this city tonight. The
Santa Fe has refused to stand sponsor
for the child. so II seems that Berna-
lilo county has something coming to
It.
That the child survived the cold OF
the night I'm its ride to Gallup, or that
some sudden Jolt Of the train did not
send II 10 its death seems one OF the
strange fortunes OF fate. The clothes
I'm which It was wrapped were clean
but of very poor quality, which Is
probably evidence that It's parents
we're too poor TO care for II.
The train was I'm charge OF Con-
ductor Hall one ~ the oldest and best
men on the Santa Fe system Mr.
Hall discovered small roll Of cloth
ing while passing from one car 10
another. He picked II up and carried
It into one Of the cars and opened H.
When the good-natured conductor
saw the little body and the two shin
ing little eyes that looked up at him
he was too much impressed TO express
himself. Passengers on the train
crowded around and collection was
taken up.
The baay is expected To arrive in
the city this evening on train No. 3.
It spent the day in the care OF Special
officer Overstreet
Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1908-02-04
TEN THOUSAND MOORS
DIE IN BATTLE
WITH FRENCH
London Hears Report of Ter.
rible Slaughter Bravery of
Fanatics Won Nothing.
BODIES PILED HIGH
IN FRONT OF GUNS

London. Feb "a dispatch has
been received here from Tangier tell
ing of bloody battle between the
French troops and the Moors at
Settat, Morocco. only brief details
are given, but from these IT appears
the battle was one of the most seri-
Gus yet fought between the Moors
and French.
Ten thousand Moors are reported
killed In the battle, while the French
loss is estimated at $50 men, in
cluding four officers. The dispatch
says that the Moors again and again
charged up to the French guns until
bodies lay in great piles on the
ground The Moors were unable to
inhict serious damage on the French
troops but with intrepid courage,
charged until so reduced in numbers
and exhausted that further fight was
impossible. They then withdrew,
leaving the French victorious.
Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1908-02-04
SURVIVORS INJURED
AND MANY WILL DIE
Two Vessels Helpless to Aid on
Account OF Terrific Wind--He-
rolC Boat Crew Bdttled
With Waves to Save
Lives of Sailors.

NeN York. Feb A wireless mes
SAGE TO the Times from the steamer
Cvmric today gives the details of the
burnius Of the steamer ST Cuthbert,
which was abandoned by her crew
YESTERDAY through the assistance of
the C'vmric and the Cambria, both OF
,,bich assisted the crew of the burned
steamer to- escape.
soon after the Cymric sighted the
burning vessel the steamer Cambria
also came up and the two SHIPS lay
for several hours awaiting a chance
to safely lower boats. Ihe Ter ~ y
wind blowing at that time made II
impossible for boats to survive ana II
was nearly four hours from the tihe
the two vessels arrived before they
" ere able 30 render any assistance
Oil Aided Rcscuers
Finally after much hard LABOR tne
crew Of the Cymric succeeded In ger
ting a boat away and after haru
fight with the waves, aided by on
which the boat crew spread upon the
water succeeded i'm reaching the slde
of the burning ship. Ten men OF the
ST Cuthberts crew, all of whom were
frightfully burned, made their way
over the side os the vessel ana lhto
the boat. wn n returned with then'
to the Cymrlc.
The boat returned to the BURNING
shin a second aud third time, ana res
cued thirty-seven men in all On .ie
last trim the boat was stove in by tne
vravez and barely succeeded in reach-
ing the Cymric.
Tale of Suffering
The officers and crew of the ST
C,utbhert told a tale of awful sutter'
ing since Saturday. The fire was hrs
discovered in the hold Of the shll
saturday morning and from that time
until rescued the crew kept up ter
rib,e fight to save their lives.
SHORTY after the fire was discoN'
oroa there was a terrible explosion
which blew off all the forward hatch'
es and destroyed the bridge Follow
ir,, the explosion 1t was seen tnat the
chin was doomed ana a boat was I'M
,nedIately lowered. Before the ere"
could leave the ship The boat wa.
smashed against the ships side ano
tbe fifteen men who had succeeded
in .re,tine into g Iere all drowned
rrhe tbirl officer was included in th'
NUMBER.
Made Gallant Fight
For thirty-six hours the crew KEEP
nm A fight against great odds in az
attempt 20 extinguish the fire or noIC
it in check until the terrific wind nae
subsidized and they could leave the shlI
I'm safety Their efforts met with III.
lie success. as the ship was loadeC
with inflammable material and th'
fire spread rapidly from one part o
the vessel to another.
The crew kept up a gallant struggle
but were rescued just in time as th'
fire was gaining rapidly when th'
Cymric arrived and the ship was con
sumed to the waters edge an hou'
after the crew had been taken off.
In addition to the fifteen members
of the crew who were drowned wher
the boat was destroyed, nine stow
aways i'm the hold were burned u
death before they could get out, q
the thirty-s seven rescued number arr
so badly burned they may die.