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The Topeka state journal., 1908-08-27
AN INCH OF RAIN.
Topeka Visited by Heavy Shower Last
Night-Pleasant Today.

The weather conditions today have
been ideal for the Bryan meeting which
was to have been held at the fair
grounds tonight but the grounds are
damp and muddy as a result of the
shower last night and the meeting has
been transferred to the Auditorium.
The drop in temperature which occur
red during the night disappeared with
the rising of the sun this morning
though at that the temperatures are
somewhat below normal. The indica-
tions are that the shower which visited
Topeka late yesterday afternoon was
one of number which fell in central
and eastern Kansas. The precipita-
tion was the heaviest along the south
ern line of the state, amounting to 4.32
inches at Wichita. Concordia received
2.54 inches.
A shower which came from no
where" and left as suddenly for the
city last night between six and seven
o'clock and emptied an even inch of
rain on streets and ground and, houses,
to say nothing of pedestrians that did
not need 1t at all. The affair was a
"mavrick'' as far as the government
weather bureau is concerned for none
of their elaborate maps indicated the
proximity of a shower until it was
upon the city.
Along with it came an electric storm
which sent hands to the ears and
closed the eyes of the more timid ones
and to make the affair seem all the
more weird one of the heaviest winds
of the season accompanied the Offering
At one time for a few minutes the wind
reached a velocity of fifty miles an
hour and swaying telephone wires
crossed while signs ratified and banged
against the side of buildings adding
their din to the bedlam of sound. 1t
is all over now and no damage was
done excepting to unprotected head
gear and wearing apparel and the tele-
phones are working usual today.
The following are the temperatures
recorded in Topeka since o'clock this
The Topeka state journal., 1908-08-27
JUDGE FINDS HIMSELF.
After Being Lost Two Days and
Nights in the Mountains.

Estes Park, Colo. Aug. 27.-After
wandering hopeless end dazed in the
mountains, without Hood and shelter
for nearly As hours. Frederick Emile
Rombauer, ST. Louis jurist and
author, staggered into the Drake
hotel.
For two nights and days the judge
had been aimlessly seeking the trail
and he was half dead from exposure
and ready for the care of physicians
when he found shelter
With careful nursing Judge ROM
bauer, who is "A years of age. is ex-
pected soon to recover Afraid to lie
down for a rest. lest he would freeze
to death, Judge Rombauer had kept
constantly going since he separated
from the members of the party with
which he started from Hallet Glacier
and which he life to make the ascent
of Hayes peak
The judge is believed to have wan
dered 80 miles or more.
The Topeka state journal., 1908-08-27
CUPS FOR TAFT.
Testimonials for the Whole Family
From Guests of Homestead Hotel.

Hot Springs, Va, Aug. 27.-Judge
Taft is to be presented with a silver
loving cup tonight by the guests of
the Homestead hotel The presenta-
ton ceremony is to be made by the
Juvenile members of the guest body
after a speech by Colonel John A. Nc
Emery of New York.
Loving cups are also to be present.
ed to Mrs. Taft and to Charlie, the IL
year-old son. The ceremonies are to
follow an illustrated lecture by Burr
Mcintosh. in which fifty or more
photographs Of Judge Taft in and
about the hotel will be shown. Judge
Luerton of Tennessee will act as pre-
siding officer for the occasion. The
presentation to Mrs. Taft will be by
Mrs. Luke Blackburn of Kentucky
and to Charlie by twelve little girls in
white.
The Topeka state journal., 1908-08-27

trict of Green street, with all its
churches in from three to six feet OF
water it will be seen that the damage
is inestimable. Including last nights
fires and the cessation of business un-
til the city shall have recovered itself
and also the damage to, stocks of goods
will go well above the half million
mark.
All Danger Past.
Atlanta, Ga, Aug. 27.-Augusta to-
day was rapidly recovering from the
hood conditions of yesterday and last
night. The water on the streets had
fallen until this afternoon the side
walks were practically clear and there
was no further danger of loss to pro-
perty. Considering the fact that eight
feet of water ran through the main
business and residence streets of the
city; that telephone and telegraph COM
munication was stopped; that no train
has been within mile of Augusta for
4S hours, it is remarkable that there
has not been greater financial damage
and loss of life. The Associated Press
established headquarters out of the
city while water was running through
the streets eight feet deep, preventing
the publication of the Augusta news
papers and destroying communication
into the city proper. At noon dis
patches from Augusta said that the
water was falling at the rate of an
inch an hour and that the streets
would be clean by o'clock this even
ing. All danger is past throughout the
flood district
The Topeka state journal., 1908-08-27
SHORT AND SHARP.
Telegram From Oyster Bay to a Med
dier i'm Politics

Buffalo, n. Y, Aug. GA special
from Batavia gives the following as
the text of a telegram received by
Archie D. Sanders in regard to the
revenue collectorship, from Oyster Bay
on Monday last:
"Am informed that Notwithstanding
my telegram of August 20. YOU are still
actively engaged in manipulating local
politics. 1 wish you to understand
distinctly that this you can not do. as
/ shall retain no one in the service
who does not comply with the strict
rules of the department and my orcers
with regard to factional contests in
the party. If you will not comply
with these orders. wire your resigna-
tion at once. Wire answer Imme-
diately.''
To this telegram Mr.. Sanders is said
to have replied as follows:
Telegram received. Conditions
complied WITH"
The Topeka state journal., 1908-08-27

was to meet Mr.. Bryan in automobiles
left the hotel an incident occurred
which delayed the start for a few min
utes. though but few of those gathered
about the machines knew what it
meant. The machine which was to be
used in conveying Mr.. Bryan to the
Throop hotel belongs to Or. Anton
Smith of the Smith Automobile COM
pany. and a strike is on at the factory
at this time.
One of the nonunion men was ham
ding the machine and this was noted
by a deleagtion of union machinists
who were on hands to participate in
the welcoming process. The chairman
of the committee called +. s. Thomas,
chairman of the Shawnee county CEN
trail committee, aside and suggested
that a union man be supplied for the
place.
Mr. Thomas called Mr.. Smith up over
the telephone and told him of the pro-
test. Il haven't another man here at
present who could take charge of the
machine said DR.. Smith. but if it
will relieve the embarrass any !
will drive the car myself.
That is the reason that DIR. Anton
Smith acted as chauffeur for the car
which brought Mr.. Bryan from the de-
pot to Democratic headquarters at the
Throop hotel. I'm view of the attitude
which union labor has taken in this
campaign I think that it would have
been the height of improperly for A
nonunion man to have driven that
car" said Mr. Thomas We want the
union men of Topeka to understand
that the Democracy of this part of tn"
country accepts the union labor clause
in the national platform literally
Donkey Correspondent" Here.
There are four newspaper cores
pondents travelling with Bryan. They
are Charles A. Cotterill, representing
the Associated Press; Charles Willis
Thompson New York World John F.
Nevin, United Press. and Major j. ].
Dickinson. New York Herald.
Major Dickinson is the correspond
ent who tried to ride the Democratic
donkey which was presented to Bryan
and who was thrown and so badly in
jured that he spent several days in
the hospital
Mr.. Cotterill said today in speaking
of the trip: I'VE have strenuous
times on this trip. There are crowds
of people waiting for the train to near
ly every stopping place. Wherever
there is a demand for a speech, Bryan
talks. His endurance is marvellous.
All of the correspondents who are try
| ing to keep up with him are worn to
Continued on Page EiEhta
The Topeka state journal., 1908-08-27
BACK AT OYSTER BAY.
The President and His Family Re-
turn From Their Visit.

oyster Bay. N. Y, Aug: 27.@Presi-
dent Roosevelt and his party reached
Oyster Bay on the Sylph about noon
and went to his home on Sycamore
Hill.
While the president and his party
were walking through the train shed
on their way from the train to the
yacht Sylph at Hoboken, an Italian
workingman, whose name was not as
certained. attempted to overtake the
presidents party. A railroad police
man intercepted the man who declar-
ed that he wanted to speak to the
president.
you'll not see the president" said
the policeman. you stay right here. -
The man then abandoned the. at
tempt and disappeared in the crowd.
The Topeka state journal., 1908-08-27

improvement.
Shortly after 10 o'clock while the
nurses were administering a bath to
the patient they noticed that he
weakened very quickly. An attempt
was made to get a doctor but Colonel
Villas died before he could be reached.
DR.. Charles Villas. of New York, who
had been staying at the home, was not
present at the death
DR.. Fox believes that the inn
mediate cause of death was a second
stroke of paralysis.
Colonel William F. Villas suffered a
cerebral hemorrhage early on the
morning of July 20. at his home in
Madison. His condition was so SER
ious that E. p. Villas, his brother OF
Milwaukee. was summoned and for
two days the physicians were unable
to offer any hope for recovery On
the third day Colonel Villas condition
was slightly improved. Although the
periods of consciousness were slight
they gave much hope. Since then HIS
condition has remained practically un-
changed, although he had moments
OF seeming rallies and on occasions
would answer questions by 'yes" and
mo"
He was the only surviving member
of the cabinet that first sat down to
give advice to the late President
Grover Cleveland. During the f,rst
administration he served first as post
master general and was later pro-
moted to the position of secretary of
the interior. He served as a valuable
aid to the second administrator as
United States senator from wiscon-
sin.
Colonel Villas was born in Chalsea.
VT, July 9, 1S40. His father Judge
Levi e. Villas. moved to Wisconsin in
1851 and his son, William, was one of
the first to receive a degree from the
University of Wisconsin, graduating In
1858 at the age of Is years. He at
tended the Albany law school, gradu-
ating in 1850. and returned to Madi-
son, Wis, to practice law. His first
appearance before the state supreme
court at the age of 20 brought him in
to notice and his reputation as an elo-
Quent trial and jury lawyer began to
grow. In 1852 he raised a company
and went to the civil war, serving as
colonel in Grants army of the Ten
nessee, and during the vicksburg
campaign. He resigned before the war
closed and returned to his law prac-
tice. In 1866 he married Miss Anna
M. Fox of Madison, who still lives.
During this period of Colonel Villas
life he became known as q constitu-
tional lawyer and appeared before the
important and weighty litigations. In
1875 he edited the first statutes for
Wisconsin, which was the recognized
authority until 1898. For a number
of years he was lecturer of law at the
university and served as regent of
the university until 1904, when he re-
signed to become chairman of the ex-
ecutive committee to superintenG and
direct the building of the $6,00o,000
new state capitol. He attended Z ma
tional conventions as a delegate from
wisconsin, and in 1884 was chairman
of the convention. which first nomf-
mated Grover Cleveland.
Politically, Colonel Villas was always
a Democrat and always acted in SYM
pathy with the party, except on the is
sues of the Chicago platform In 1896.
He was an orator of national reputa-
ton. His address at the annual re-
union of the army of the Tennessee In
1878. at Indianapolis, and his speech
the following year in response to
The Topeka state journal., 1908-08-27
Last Survivor of Cleveland's
First Cabinet.
Distinguished as q Statesman
and Orator.
STROKE OF PARALYSIS
He Suffered First One on July
Goth.
One of First to Graduate From
u. of w.

Madison. wis, Aug. 27.-william
F. Villas died at 10:45 o'clock this
morning, following five weeks of ILL
ness. When DIR. Philip Fox called
upon the colonel this morning, he
found him unusually bright and be-
lieved he showed signs of remarkable
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-07-29
ENTERTAIN
A Few Friends Does Mrs. ehas.
Watkins at Her Home
atShinnston.

sHINNsToN, July 29-Mrs. c. L.
Watkins entertained few friends at
dinner Saturday evening in honor Of
Mrs. J IA Fitzwater and sister, Miss
Margaret Clark, OF Delaware. o., and
Mrs. = NJ. Hood, Of Clarksburg.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Payne and
burg Ind, are the guests OF Mrs.
'Payne's sister, Mrs George A. Fer
guson and Miss Bonnie MONTGOMERY.
Mrs. M. A. Swiger Is quite III at
her home on Rebekah street.
Dave Carter, of Clarksburg, was
in town yesterday evening.
Mrs. Fred King Is suffering from
an attack of fever.
Miss Edna Smell and H. T. Har-
mer spent Sunday with Miss Lillian
Swlndler, OF Fairmont.
Attorney and Mrs. w. NJ. Ogden,
Of Fairmont, spent Sunday here with
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Davis and chill
dren. Of Salem, who have been the
guests Of Mrs. Cyrus Thompson for
terday.
Paul Harper is on the sick list this
Mrs. j. Blaine smith, Misses Nellie
Swjger and bessie Coffman were
shopping at Fairmont Saturday.
Miss Ruby Hayes, of Eldora, is the
guest OF frinds In town.
Rev. p. NJ. sapp. an aged resi-
dent Of the town, As quite III.
Charles A. Short attended the
Democratic convention at New Mar
tinsville.
Robert L. Ferguson went TO his
home at Littleton Saturday to spend
Mrs. David satterfeld is at Web
ster Springs.
Mrs. Cora Steinbrook and daughter
Marguerite. left this morning for
Pennsylvania to visit the formers
parents.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-07-29
DRILLING
Is in Nice Progress at the Well.
on The Johnson Place
at Bridgeport.


Reading. 81 pfttsbiif,g. & here ti19
guest Of her sister, Mrs. Mary e.
Sandusky.
N. AZ. Jones; who has been critic
ally i'll for several weeks, suffered o
relapse yesterday and his condition
y alarming
Messrs. I'D. Thompson and John
Lodge are business visitors TO Clarks-
burg today.
Lee Bartlett had the misfortune Of
losing tine Jersey COW this week.
MIS-. u. Moore, who has been yis-
iting relatives at Wallace, returned
home yesterday.
Henry Radabaugh and grand
daughter, Miss Hazel were calling on
friends at Simpson Sunday.
Prof. and Mrs. George n. Holden,
who have been at the home OF Mrs
Holden's parents In Gilmer county
for several weeks, have returned
Late Dunkin, Bob Graves and w.
a. Batten left yesterday evening for
charleston to attend the Democratic
Mrs. elmer weatherhoitz and
daughters. Misses Effie and Clara.
who are visiting in Virginia, are ex-
pected home within few days.
A. j. Villains. who Is suffering
with typhoid fever, is in critical
condition and his life is despairsa
The Sunday school of the town are
making preparation to royalty en-
terrain the delegates to the county
convention which convenes here on
the 4th of August.
Drilling Is progressing nicely ON
the johnson wen at the depth OF mr.
teen hundred feet. The Bridgeport
OH and Gas Company is the promo
tor.
omrTr ,-r-
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-07-29
GIRL BABY ARRIVES

Attorney Harvey F.. Smith has Sc
cured a new stenographer. and will
be unable to practice law for a few
days as the result Yesterday Mr..
Smith was seen tiptoeing about with
a mysterious and lengthy smile, and
when questioned placed the tip
OF his left foretinger on his lips
and said, "Sh-h-h-h, it's a girl,
1t weighs eight and half pounds!"
Mother and child are doing nicely.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-07-29
SWEET MELODY FLOUR.

Get my Book No. 4 For Women
It will give weak women many vatu-
able suggestions of relief-and with!
strictly confidential medical advice Isl
entirely free. Simply write Dr..
Shoop. Racine, Wis.,. The Book No.
tells all about DIR. Shops Night
Cure and how these soothing, heal
ing, antiseptic supposItories can be
successfully applied to correct these
weaknesses. Write for the book. Tho
Night Cure Is sold by all dealers.
SWEET MELODY rIlouR.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-07-29
SN0DGRASS SUED
BY Mt. Clemens Woman for
$4,000 for Breach
of Promise.

NJ. CLEMENS, Mich.,, July 90
Alleging breach of promise to marry
her Anna q. Vogus. giving her resi-
dence as Mt. Clemens. has cofnmenc-
ed suit against w. E. Snodsfass, a
prominent capitalist of Warrington,
capias while on his way home from
the Denver convention, to which he
was delegate He was released on
$500 bond. Miss .Vogus sues for
$4,000 damages.
The plaintiff charges that Snod-
grass repeatedly promised to marry
her and that in 1905 they came to
Mt. Clemens and were registered as
man and wife. She says Snodgrass is
worth $250,00O and has an income Of
$4,000 a year.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-07-29
UPRISING FRUSTRATED.

LISBON, July 2S-The govern
ment today discovered and frustrated
a widespread republican plot for an
uprising scheduled for today. Many
arrests were made.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-07-29
DeIIcIous Lennon Pie

Try this recipe: 1 quart water, /
package "oUR-P1E." Follow direc-
tons on package. Each package
makes two pies. Three kinds-lem-
on. chocolate. custard. Order from
any grocer. 1Oc.
Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1908-03-23
ORGANIZED LABOR GETS
ANOTHER HARD
BLOW
District of Columbia Court
Makes Temporary InjunC.
ton Permanent.
CANNOT lRRlTATE
BUCK STOVE COMPANY

Washington, March 2S.-Organized
labor was handed another hard blow
today in a decision handed down by
Chief Justice Clabaugh of the su-
preme court of the District of Colum-
ola in the case of the Buck Stove &
Range company against the American
Federation of Labor. Justice Cla-
baugh made permanent the tempo
rary Injunction granted by Judge
Gould against the federation.
By this decision the American Fed
Grafton of Labor, President Gompers
and others of that organization are
permanently enjoined from conspir-
ing, agreeing or combining to re-
strain, obstruct or destroy the busi-
ness of the Buck Stove & Range COM
pany.
Todays decision bars the fedora
tion from in any way calling the at
tention of the public to the business
of the Buck company or putting that
company on the unfair list, and from
stating that the company's products
should not be purchased In Missouri
or elsewhere. Counsel for the feder-
alton Immediately gave notice Of ap-
peal to the district court OF appeals
Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1908-03-23
STOESSEL OCCUPIES
CELL IN FORTRESS
Russian General Persisted in Believ-
ing Pardon Would BE Granted,
But None Came.

81 Petersburg, March 23.--Lieu-
tenant General Stoessel, who yester-
day began to serve ten years in prison
for cOwardice and treason I'm surren-
dering Port Arthur occupies a room
IN the fortress Of st. Peter and St.
Paul adjoining that Of Rear Admiral
Nebogatoff, who is serving a like
sentence for surrender to the Japan
ese at the sea of Japan.
The room IS about twenty feet
square and overlooks a little garden
where the officers are permitted to
promenade, Stoessers family has re-
ceivel permission to refurnish his
cell. The officers in the fortress run
a private mess OF their own, and 10
this General Stoessel has been ad-
mitted.
The generals transfer 10 the fort
ress yesterday was unexpected. He
persisted until the very last in hoping
that the emperor would pardon him.
In order 10 secure a room for the new
prisoner two officers who had served
under Admiral Ne0Ogdtoff were dis
possessed Of their room.
Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1908-03-23
STUYVESANT FISH
FORMALLY DROPPED
Hartman Board DcpoSes Former Di-
rector and Seats j. Ogden
Armour.

New York. March 23.-Stuyvesant
Fish, who has been director Of the
Illinois Central railroad since 1876,
and was for many years its president,
until he was deposcd by T.. II. Harri-
man, was formally ousted from the
directorate today, and succeeded by j.
ogden Armour. This marks the end
of The long drawn out fight between
Mr. Fish and Mr. Hartman, which
started at the time Of the Insurance
Investigations.
Tho action was taken at a directors
meeting I'm this city II was also ar
ranged that a proposition 90 increase
the compauy's capital by S2S,572,000
SO per cent of its present capitali-
zuuon--bc presented at special
meeting Of the stockholders, to be
called I'm May II is proposed 10 offer
oue-half Of the amount 20 the stock
holders az par. ana the board is con-
slderlug the adylsabiliW of issuing
convertible bonds against the other
half
The money an official said. was 10
be used for general purposes-meet-
ing maturing liabilities, purchasing
new equipment and construction
work. lie said that he had not heard
anything OF using any Of It for the
purchase Of the Central II Georgia
railway.
Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1908-03-23
SENATE IN MOURNING
FOR BRYAN OF
FLORIDA
Untlmely Death Makes Total
of Seven Since Congress
Adjourned d Year Ago.
HE WAS THE BABY"
OF UPPER BOUSE

Washington, March 23.--United
States Senator william James Bryan
of Florida died yesterday at Provi-
dence hospital from typhoid fever,
with which he has been i'll almost
since coming to Washington. His
death occurred seventy-three days af-
ter he took his seat succeeding Ste
phen Il. Mallory, who died Decembe
23rd.
In Mr.. Bryan the Senate loses the
seventh member by death since the
adjournment of the Flfty-ninth Con-
gress on March 4, year ago. They
were the two late senators from Ala
bama, Mr.. Morgan and Mr. Pettus,
Mr., Mallory of Florida; Mr Lattimer.
-of South Carolina; Mr.. Proctor. of
Vermont; Mr.. Whyte, of Maryland,
and Mr.. Bryan. Curiously the last
two were the oldest and the youngest
members of the body. Mr.. Whyte was
81 years of age and Mr.. Bryan less
than 32.
The Senate today for the fifth time
during the present session adjourned
because OF the death of one of its
members The announcement of the
death or Nliilam James Bryan OF
Florida was made by Clay Of Georgia
iu the absence of Senator Ta,iaferr0.
/ who left Washington early in the day
as a member Of the committee which
/ accompanied the body TO Jackson
. vile.
The untime'y death of Bryan, who
was familiarly known as the baby
Of the Senate, title in which he took
pride. came home to the senators
with more force than any which pre-
cedcd Il. There have been seven
deaths in this branch Of Congress
since the adjournment a year ago.
! There was 40 other subject of con-
versatiou prior to and after the ses-
sion than the fact that the mortality
record Of the present session already
/ is greater than for any previous en-
. tire Congress
Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1908-03-23
PASSENGERS DIE WHEN
STEAMER SINKS
OFF JAPAN
Captain. Crew and Majority
OfOCCupants Die Before Aid
Can be Extended to Them.
BOTH SHIPS DAMAGED
IN COLLISION

Toxic, March ga report re-
ceived this morning says that the
steamer Mutsu Maru, an S00-ton
coasting vessel, was sunk in collision
with the steamer Hideyoshi Maru
early this morning near Hakodate.
The Hideyoshi Maru was badly dam
aged but her crew managed to keep
her afloat and assisted in rescuing
some of the passengers from the Nut
su Maru, which quickly sank.
The captain of the Mutsu Maru, 43
members Of her crew and a majority
OF her 2i4 passengers drowned, as
the ship sank so quickly after the
collision that there was little time to
rescue her occupants.